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2020-02-26 20:17
Rare rhytons recovered in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recovered two rare rhytons, which are estimated to date from Sassanid era (224–651).
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2020-02-23 18:32
Police seize narcotic drugs in northeastern Iran
TEHRAN – Anti-drug police forces have seized illicit drugs after disbanding a gang of drug traffickers in the northeastern city of Mashhad, local sources announced on Sunday.
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2020-02-21 16:59
Parliamentary elections enjoy high security: interior minister
TEHRAN - The interior minister expressed satisfaction over security of the parliamentary elections across the country.
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2020-01-25 20:06
Iron Age relics recovered in western Iran
TEHRAN – A total of ten prehistorical objects, estimated to date from the Iron Age, have recently been confiscated from two antique dealers in Chardavol county, Ilam province, western Iran.
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2020-01-24 19:15
Seljuk-era relics found during illegal excavation
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently confiscated historical relics related to Seljuk era (1037–1194) from an illegal excavation in a house located in the city of Abhar, west-central Zanjan province.
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2020-01-20 09:34
Police seize over 250 kg of narcotics in northern Iran
TEHRAN - A sum of 251 kg of narcotics has been seized in the northern province of Golestan, the province’s police chief announced on Saturday.
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2020-01-19 19:18
Historical object put up for sale online confiscated
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have seized a historical container from a person who had put up the object on an e-commerce website for sale in Neyshabour, northeast Iran.
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2020-01-17 18:33
Tens of illegally-kept historical objects seized in Tehran
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have recently confiscated 448 historical objects which were illegally kept in a place in the city of Tehran, IRNA reported on Wednesday.
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2019-12-23 21:11
Five people arrested for illegal excavation at historical site
TEHRAN – Iranian police have arrested five people suspected of illegal excavation at the ruins of a historical fortress in Robat Karim county, Tehran province.
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2019-12-09 19:35
More police forces injured in riots than civilians: government
TEHRAN – The number of police forces who were injured during the recent unrest is higher than that of the civilians, government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Monday.
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2019-11-30 19:21
Iranian police seize ancient relics from smuggler
TEHRAN – A number of ancient relics, estimated to date from prehistoric times to the [early] Islamic era, have recently been confiscated from a smuggler in Nahavand, Hamedan province, west-central Iran.
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2019-11-26 21:56
62 tons of drugs have been seized at borders over the last 8 months
TEHRAN – Over 62 tons of illicit drugs have been seized by Iranian security forces at border areas over the last eight months, Commander of Iran’s Border Police Brigadier General Qassem Reza’ei announced on Tuesday.
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2019-11-26 21:50
Protestors’ refusal to join rioters admirable, says police official
TEHRAN – The fact that from the very first hours demonstrators separated their path from rioters and thugs in the last week’s protests over increase in gasoline price testifies the people’s vigilance and this is admirable, Brigadier General Ayoub Soleimani, the deputy police chief, said on Tuesday.
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2019-11-25 20:03
Large batch of shotguns seized before gas price rise protests: TV
TEHRAN – Iranian security and intelligence forces have seized a large number of black shotguns over the last one and a half years, the national TV said in a report aired on Sunday, revealing that such guns were used during the riots in certain cities in Iran last week.
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2019-11-24 20:40
Timurid-era relics seized from a smuggler in Iran
TEHRAN – A haul of ancient relics, which is estimated to date back to the Timurid-era (1370–1507), has recently been confiscated from a smuggler in Zanjan, west-central Iran.
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2019-11-22 17:58
Over 2,000 ancient coins recovered by Iranian police
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently seized over 2,000 ancient coins from five smugglers and antique dealers, who were illegally keeping the relics in a hideout in Mashhad, northeast Iran.
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2019-10-13 18:10
Millennia-old coins recovered in northern Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently confiscated some 1,000 coins, reportedly dating back to three thousand years ago, from two antique smugglers in Miandorud, northern Mazandaran province.
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2019-10-02 20:35
Police recovers historical relics from antique dealer in Tehran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have confiscated tens of objects which are estimated to date from the 1st and 2nd millennium BC from an antique dealer in downtown Tehran.
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2019-09-27 19:11
Iran seizes 9 tons of narcotics destined for Europe
TEHRAN – The police have seized a huge shipment of illicit drugs destined for Europe in Orumiyeh, West Azarbaijan province, Iran’s Deputy Police Chief Ayoub Soleimani announced on Thursday.
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2019-09-18 19:22
20,000 traffic police forces on duty during Arbaeen pilgrimage
TEHRAN – During the Arbaeen pilgrimage, some 20,000 traffic police forces will stand guard to ensure the pilgrims’ safety, traffic police chief Seyed Kamal Hadianfar has announced.
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2019-09-02 19:11
47 pre-Islamic gold plaques seized from smugglers
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have seized 47 pieces of gold plaques dating back to pre-Islamic era, which were kept unlawfully by smugglers in Zanjan, western Iran.
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2019-07-30 21:20
Antiquities recovered from illegal diggers in western Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently confiscated nine pieces of historical relics form a gang of illegal diggers and antique dealers in Lorestan province, western Iran, Mehr reported on Monday.
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2019-07-13 21:34
Parthian, Safavid-era coins seized in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently confiscated four historical coins from two smugglers in Bojnourd, the capital of North Khorasan province.
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2019-07-06 17:40
Police foil bomb attack in southeastern Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian police have successfully diffused a bomb planted in a pressure cooker at a residential area in the southeastern city of Zahedan, capital of Sistan-Balouchestan province.
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2019-06-30 22:30
Iran forms economic security police to counter economic crimes
TEHRAN – The deputy chief of the police announced on Sunday that a new department has been established within police to counter economic disruption.
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2019-06-24 22:57
Iran confiscates 800 tons of narcotics in 3 months
TEHRAN – Deputy Police Chief Ayoub Soleimani said on Sunday the total amount of illicit drugs confiscated across the country over the past three months have reached 800 tons.
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2019-06-09 20:28
Police seize 400kg of narcotics in Yazd Province
TEHRAN – Police forces have seized 395 kilograms of narcotics in a single operation in the central province of Yazd, a provincial police commander said on Saturday, Mehr reported.
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2019-05-31 19:20
Iranian police recover haul of ancient relics
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently seized a haul of historical relics from a smuggler who was illegally embedded them in his car in Markazi province.
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2019-04-15 21:32
Iranian police seize historical relics in three provinces
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have recently confiscated a number of historical relics and coins from smugglers in provinces of Markazi, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari and Tehran, Persian media reported.
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2019-03-13 21:45
Iran seizes 670 tons of narcotics in 11 months
TEHRAN – Iran’s police have seized 670 tons of narcotics over the past 11 months, the anti-narcotics police chief announced on Wednesday.
