Brigadier General Ghasem Rezaei made the announcement on Sunday evening, saying that following thecomprehensive intelligence operations, the police forces of the country have successfully confiscated 400,000 kilograms of different kinds of illicit drugsacross the country during the four months.

The figure indicates a 45 percent growth as compared to the last yearscorrespondingperiod, he added.

Stating that the war on drug tradehas claimed the lives of nearly 3,500 Iranian police officers over the past four decades, he said thatthe fight against drugs traffickingis being also pursued vigorously this year.

Iran is at the forefront of the fight against drug trafficking and thousands of Iranian forces have been so far martyred to protect the world from the danger of drugs.

Despite high economic and human costs, the Islamic Republic has been actively fighting drug-trafficking over the past 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.

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400 tons of illicit drugs busted in Iran in 4 months - Mehr News Agency - English Version