TEHRAN, July 12 (Xinhua) — Iranian police have seized about 2,008 kilograms of narcotics in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, the official IRNA news agency reported Thursday.

Among the drugs seized included 902 kg of opium, 74 kg of hashish, and 32 kg of heroin, Ahmad Taheri, deputy police chief in the province, was quoted as saying.

In the police operations, five smugglers were arrested, and three Kalashnikov machine guns and three Toyota vehicles were confiscated, Taheri said.

Iran, which has a 900-km common border with Afghanistan, has been used as the main conduit for smuggling Afghan drugs to Europe.

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