The sources said police forces of Khorasan Razavi province dismantled the drug-trafficking gang that was involved in distributing heroin and crystal in the metropolis of Mashhad.
12 kg of heroin and crystal were seized during the operation, the sources said.
They added that two foreigners and an Iranian national were arrested and handed over to the court.
Also on Saturday, the anti-drug police in the central province of Kerman seized more than 500 kilograms of narcotics.
Second Brigadier General Abodlreza Nazeri, the police chief of the province, said that the big consignment was seized after a series of intelligence operations in the Orzueeyeh region. According to the police chief, 544 kg of opium were confiscated and a vehicle seized during the operation.
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