International Deputy of Iran Drug Control Headquarters Nasser Aslani made the announcement on Sunday, saying that 78 percent of drug confiscation has been carried out in 7 Iranian provinces, including Sistan and Baluchestan , South Khorasan, Kerman, Yazd, Isfahan, Hormozgan and Khorasan Razavi.

Some 16,234 kilograms of illegal drugs consisting of 14,481 kilograms of opium and 1,134 kilograms of hashish, 322 kilograms of heroin, 131 kilograms of crystal, 79 kilograms of grass, and 87 kilograms of other kinds of drugs have been confiscated by police forces across the country in the last week, he added.

The figure indicates a 58 percent increase compared to the corresponding period last year (10,257 kg), said Aslani.

Read

0000