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2021-02-20 17:21
$2.8b of drug traffickers’ assets confiscated
TEHRAN – Iranian police have seized illegally acquired assets of drug traffickers worth 120 trillion rials (nearly $2.8 billion at the official rate of 42,000 rials) over the past 10 months, IRNA reported on Saturday.
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2020-11-20 19:15
Drug, livestock smuggling depots discovered
TEHRAN – Police forces have seized large quantities of smuggled narcotics and livestock in the southern provinces of Hormozgan and Sistan-Baluchestan.
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2020-09-19 17:28
Drug trafficking gangs disbanded in southeastern Iran
TEHRAN – Two large drug trafficking gangs were disbanded in the southeastern part of the country, and some 3.5 tons of various narcotics were seized.
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2020-09-18 18:44
Police seized over 3.7 tons of narcotics in Sistan-Balouchestan
TEHRAN – Anti-narcotics police forces have dismantled a drug-trafficking gang and confiscated nearly 3.7 tons of narcotics in Sistan-Balouchestan province, the provincial police chief has said.
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2020-09-16 19:10
UN ready to boost support for Iran in fight against drug trafficking
TEHRAN – Ghada Wali, director-general of the United Nations Office in Vienna and executive director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said that the international body is ready to boost support for Iran in the fight against drug trafficking.
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2020-06-22 16:56
3 international drug trafficking gangs disbanded in Tehran
TEHRAN – Three gangs of international drug trafficking disbanded in the capital city of Tehran, and 27 dealers were arrested, IRNA news agency reported.
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2020-03-03 23:07
Iran says ready to help replace poppy cultivation in Afghanistan
TEHRAN – The secretary general of Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters announced on Tuesday that his country is ready to help replace poppy cultivation in neighboring Afghanistan.
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2019-12-31 21:07
One ton of opium seized in Bushehr
TEHRAN — Bushehr Province’s Navy commander said forces have seized a ton of opium during two separate operations in the province.
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2019-08-09 18:13
Traditional dyeing workshops still popular in Iran
Two Iranian men are preparing a traditional dye bath to color piles of wool yarns in a decades-old workshop in Tabriz, northwestern Iran, August 7, 2019.
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2019-07-30 19:02
Baloch rugs to go on show in Tehran
TEHRAN – A collection of Baloch rugs and carpets will be put on show in a loan exhibit, which will be running from August 6 to 19 at the Iranian Academy of Arts in downtown Tehran.
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2019-07-10 09:26
Iranian researchers use nanotechnology for detecting pain medication
TEHRAN- Iranian researchers have discovered a novel method for measuring morphine and codeine in blood and urine samples as quickly and precisely as possible.
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2019-02-24 09:25
Iran sees growth in carpets export to Iraq
TEHRAN – Iran’s Commercial Attaché in Iraq, Naser Behzad, has said that the demand of the Iraqi market for Persian carpets will considerably rise by 2020.
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2019-02-24 09:17
Iranian-made medication for Rheumatoid Arthritis unveiled
TEHRAN- A new drug for Rheumatoid Arthritis, called Rhofanib 5, completely designed and manufactured in Iran, was unveiled, IRIB reported on Wednesday.
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2019-01-22 22:14
$3.5 billion drug money lost track of: judiciary
TEHRAN – The Tehran prosecutor said on Tuesday that $3.5 billion government-rate currency allocated to the import of drugs has been lost track of.
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2019-01-20 22:56
$8m earmarked for addiction prevention nationwide
TEHRAN – While a total budget of 330 billion rials (nearly $8 million) has been allocated to prevent addiction, the country is still short of budget in this regard, deputy head of anti-narcotics taskforce has said.
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2018-11-13 00:11
Rural, tribal rugs on show at Tehran exhibit
TEHRAN – A sales exhibition of rural and tribal rugs is underway at Tehran’s Sadabad Cultural-Historical Complex.
