TEHRAN — Bushehr Province’s Navy commander said forces have seized a ton of opium during two separate operations in the province.

Valiollah Rezaee Nezhad said on Tuesday that maritime guards seized some 600 kilograms of opium during a clash with traffickers in Bushehr’s Bandar Ganaveh area, Mehr reported.

Rezaee also said that in another operation, Bushehr’s police confiscated 400 kilograms of opium in collaboration with Hormozgan province’s police.

Two boats and three motorcycles were seized during the two operations, and nine smugglers were arrested, he added.

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