Over 550 tons of illicit drugs seized in Iran in 7 months

  The anti-narcotics police of Iran have busted a total of 550 tons of different types of illicit drugs in the past seven months up to October 22, according to Head of Iran's Drug Control Headquarters. Eskandar Momeni said in a press conference in Zahedan on Sunday that more than 550 tons ... Read more ...

Iran seized major part of drugs while they were transited to western states

  Secretary-General of Iran's Drug Control Headquarters Eskandar Momeni said on Tuesday that over 800 tons of drugs were seized last year, major portion of which was while confronting transit of narcotics to western states. In a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador to Iran Chang Hua late on ... Read more ...

Iran, Slovakia discuss cooperation on narcotics combat

Head of Iran's Drug Control Headquarters (DCH) Eskandar Momeni and President of Slovakian Police Force conferred on cooperation on fighting against narcotics in a meeting in Vienna.   Underlining the role of Iran, regarding first, its adjacency with Afghanistan that produces 90 percent of na... Read more ...

Iran, Austria vow to broaden cooperation in anti-drug fight

Secretary-General of Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters said that during the meeting with the Austrian Police Chief Commander, the two sides stressed on the development of mutual cooperation in the field of narcotics. Eskandar Momeni on Tuesday, on the sideline of his visit to Vienna, elaborated on t... Read more ...

Iran, UN sign MoU on opening center to cure narcotics disorders

  Iran and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) signed MoU on creating regional center aiming to promote the capacity to cure disorders caused by narcotics. The MoU was signed by Secretary-General of Iran's Anti-Narcotics Headquarters Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni. Speaking i... Read more ...

Iran alarmed by growth of industrial drug output in Afghanistan

Secretary-General of Iran's Drug Control Headquarters Eskandar Momeni said on Tuesday that Iran has been alarmed by growth of industrial drug of methamphetamine output in Afghanistan. If nothing is done about that, the regional and Western countries will be badly harmed, Eskandar Momeni said, add... Read more ...

Iran to sign MoU with UN on curing narcotics disorders

  Secretary-General of Iran's Anti-Narcotics Headquarters Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni, heading a high-profile delegation, arrived in Vienna to sign MoU with UN on creating a cluster office on research to cure disorders resulted by narcotics. The MoU is supposed to be signed at the UN E... Read more ...

Head of drug control HQ to leave for Vienna on Sunday

  Head of Drug Control Headquarters (DCH), Eskandar Momeni, will leave Tehran for Vienna on Sunday to have an MOU signed between Iran and the UN. As reported, the MOU focuses on establishing a regional center for capacity building and conducting investigations to promote drug rehabilitation... Read more ...

Press conference of Head of Drug Control Headquarters

 The press conference of Head of Drug Control Headquarters, Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni, was held on Saturday August 17 in Tehran. During the press conference Brigadier General Momeni said, “Nearly 70 percent of prisoners have been captured due to drug-related issues”. ... Read more ...

Above 10 tons of drugs seized in a week

A deputy from Iran Drug Control Headquarters announced on Tuesday that, above 10 tons of psychotropics and drugs have been seized in 20 provinces across Iran in a period from August 15 to August 22, 2019. As Naser Aslani said, of the total amount of the seized drugs (10,095 kilograms) some 89 perc... Read more ...

Envoy terms sanctions as threat to fighting transnational crimes

    US unilateral and illegal sanctions on Iran have posed major threats to fighting transnational organized crimes such as narcotic drug-trafficking. Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations Kazem Gharibabadi said. Gharibabadi made ... Read more ...

Rouhani attends meeting on fight against narcotics

 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took part in a meeting on fight against narcotics on Tuesday, where he called the issue a national duty and urged all affiliated bodies to take serious anti-narcotics measures to combat addiction and smuggling drugs into the country. The Iranian President ca... Read more ...

US sanctions affecting UN contributions to Iran's fight against narcotics

Head of Iranian Anti-Narcotics Police said Monday that US sanctions have affected the UN help to Iran in the fight against illegal drugs. Speaking to Mehr correspondent on Monday, Head of Iranian Anti-Narcotics Police, Brigadier General Masoud Zahedian said after the International Day against Dru... Read more ...

Saving society, young from addiction a national duty/ All organs have heavy duty in fighting drugs

President at the session of Drug Control Headquarters: Saving society, young from addiction a national duty/ All organs have heavy duty in fighting drugs/ Preventing drug trafficking, fighting drug trafficking gangs essential President appreciated all people working in drug control agencies an... Read more ...

300 tons of illicit drugs seized in 4 months

Iranian anti-narcotics forces have seized a total of 300,000 kilograms of different illegal drugs since the beginning of the current fiscal year (March 21). Police Chief Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari broke the news on Monday, saying that during this year's operations, close to 450 drug-traffi... Read more ...

Iran responsible for over 70% drugs busts in world: police chief

Head of Iranian Anti-Narcotics Police said Sunday that Iran is responsible for over 70 percent of illicit drug busts in the world. Speaking at a regional working group meeting on prevention of industrial drug precursors, Head of Iranian Anti-Narcotics Police, Brigadier General Masoud Zahedian sai... Read more ...

UN, Iran successfully raising drug awareness among females: Envoy

United Nations in cooperation with Iran is determined to continue the implementation of a successful project specially designed to raise awareness of young females on illegal drugs abuse in the country, an official said on Wednesday. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Representa... Read more ...

UN: Work with young people to prevent drug use

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, June 26, 2019, underlined the need to work with young people to prevent drug use and help them lead healthier lives. The world drug problem is one of the most challengin... Read more ...

Iran flag-bearer of fighting narcotics in world

Deputy head of Iran's presidential office for fighting narcotics said based on the UN’s reports, Iran with its record of discovering 11, 500 tons illegal drugs is regarded as flag-bearer in fighting narcotics in the world Addressing a conference on the occasion of fighting narcotics anniversary, ... Read more ...

FM Zarif: US Undermining Iran’s Role in Fighting Drug Trafficking

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned on Monday that the US unilateral sanctions and economic war against his country is crippling Tehran’s capabilities in fighting drug trafficking from Afghanistan to Europe, and blamed Washington and its Western allies for the consequences of anti-I... Read more ...

Conference of Intl. Day against Drug Abuse, Illicit Trafficking held in Tehran

 The conference of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was held on Monday June 24 in Tehran in the presence of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Alexander Fedulov on Monday June 24 in Tehran. ... Read more ...

Iran, leading country in fight against drug trafficking: Official

Despite the international sanctions and lack of modern equipment, Iran is the world’s number one country in the fight against drug trafficking, Secretary-General of Iran's Anti-Narcotics Headquarters Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni said on Monday. Speaking in a conference in Tehran on the eve of ... Read more ...

US sanctions hindering int’l cooperation to fight drug trafficking

The US unilateral sanctions and economic war against the Iranian nation is impeding the country’s international cooperation particularly the international campaign against drug trafficking, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday. Zarif made the remarks addressing a conference i... Read more ...

Iran, leading country in anti-narcotics campaign

Secretary General of Iran's Drug Control Headquarters Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni said that Islamic Republic of Iran is standard-bearer and pioneer in anti-narcotics campaign in the international level. Opium derivatives account for 76 percent of deaths in the international level, he stated. ... Read more ...

US interrupting intl. campaign against drug trafficking: FM Zarif

  Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif rebuked the US’ sanctions for hindering the international cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking, saying Washington and a number of western countries are responsible for the consequences of such interruption. “The US and some other w... Read more ...