Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, the source said that following several months of intelligence activities by the IRGC forces in Tehran, a major drug ring was identified and smashed.
In a recent surprise operation, the IRGC intelligence forces tracked and seized
more than 250 kilograms of opium in a trailer truck, he said.
The source also said the smugglers had planned to transit the huge cargo of
illicit drugs to a country in Western Europe.
Iran, which has a 900-kilometer common border with Afghanistan, has been used as
the main conduit for smuggling Afghan drugs to narcotics kingpins in Europe.
Despite high economic and human costs, the Islamic Republic has been actively
fighting drug-trafficking over the past three decades.
The country has spent more than $700 million on sealing its borders and
preventing the transit of narcotics destined for European, Arab and Central
Asian countries.
The war on drug trade originating from Afghanistan has claimed the lives of
nearly 4,000 Iranian police officers over the past 35 years.
Source:Tasnim News agency