Police Chief of South Khorasan province Second Brigadier General Majid Shoja made the announcement on Sunday, saying that 43 tons of narcotics have been busted in the province which indicates a 26 percent increase compared to the corresponding period last year.

“The amount of drug bust with the cooperation of other organizations such as prisons has hit 44 percent, » he added.

He went on to say that from the beginning of the current Iranian year, 5,000 offenders have been arrested due to drug-related crimes and 1000 cars have been confiscated.

According to the Police Chief, 65 drug-trafficking gangs have been dismantled in South Khorasan province from the beginning of the current Iranian year.

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