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

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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 Tuesday, he added that presence of trans-regional forces under the excuse of fighting drugs and terrorism in Afghanistan is totally ineffective.  

Referring to Iran-China historic ties, he said that the relations were excellent in all fields in all historic eras, but despite current strong bilateral ties in all domains, there is further room for promoting mutual cooperation in fighting drugs.

Given its adjacency to Afghanistan and being a conduit for transit of drugs over the past 40 years, Iran has conducted an all-out fight against drugs, Momeni said.

"Iran has used all its power in the fight against drugs and presence of trans-regional forces to fight drugs and terrorism in Afghanistan was totally ineffective," he said.

Drugs are the enemy of humanity and that's for the same reason Iran is campaigning against it and some 3,800 forces have so far lost their lives in this way, he pointed out.

Chang Hua, for his part, said that in 2018, a memorandum of understanding cooperation in fighting drugs was signed in a ceremony attended by the two countries presidents.

Drugs are common enemy of the two countries, he said, noting that the spread of drugs adversely affects social security and stability and lives all peoples.

Iran has played a crucial role in fighting drugs and China admires its efforts.

China attaches significance to cooperation with Iran in the field of fighting drugs, as it is a neighbor of Afghanistan, biggest producer of drugs, Hua said.

Tehran, Nov 5, IRNA --2019

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

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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 the situation of the region in terms of drug production and noted that the Islamic Republic of Iran is in the forefront of countering narcotics and there is no different for us whether drugs are consumed within the Islamic Republic of Iran or transited to European countries.

Over the first six months of this current Iranian year (starting on March 21), the Islamic Republic of Iran has discovered about 600 tons of narcotics, which, if not discovered by Iran, we would have witnessed more drug trafficking and distribution in European countries.

He also outlined the balanced strategy of Iran in the fight against narcotics and emphasized the readiness of the Islamic Republic of Iran to share its experiences and enhance cooperation with Austria.

Although the geographical and geopolitical differences between the two countries vary in strategy and performance, "we can cooperate in exchanging experience and technical cooperation and sharing experiences of the past three decades", he added.

Momeni, meantime, pointed out the serious responsibility of the European countries to cooperate in the fight against narcotics, noting that the international community does not abide by its obligations under the principle of shared responsibility.

Austrian Police Chief General Franz Lang said during the meeting that "we are aware of Iran's anti-narcotics operations, such as the discovery of 870 tons last year and over 1500 operations; namely five operations per day is truly amazing".

"We are ready to use Iran's valuable experience in the field of combating narcotics because Iran has very good experience in this field," he added.

The two sides agreed on the need to expand cooperation on Afghanistan as well as on police interactions and it was also agreed to implement joint plans between the two countries.

Tehran, Oct 15, IRNA -2019

Iran, Slovakia discuss cooperation on narcotics combat

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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 narcotics in the world and second, its strategic location that makes it a gateway for east Asia to European countries in fighting against narcotics and terrorism, Momeni said “just during the past recent 10 days, Iranian police has seized eight tons of narcotics at western Iranian borders which were supposed to be smuggled to western countries.”

The Iranian official expressed readiness for transfer of knowledge and experience to Slovakia in this sector.

In a Tuesday meeting with Jean-Luc Lemahieu, UNODC Director of Policy Analysis and Public Affairs in Vienna, Momeni warned that the increase in production of crystal methamphetamine in Afghanistan from 200 tons per annum to its present 9,000 tons per year rings the alarm bell for the international community and will harm regional as well as western countries.

“Some ten tons of the seized drugs in the said time were crystal meth, registering 600 percent increase compared to the same period in the preceding year.”

Lamenting about the unjust US sanctions against Iran, Momeni said “unfortunately, the sanctions have a negative impact on Iran’s efforts in fighting narcotics.”

He urged the international community to take required measures about the US sanctions on Iran.

In this meeting, the two sides signed an MOU on establishing a regional center for capacity building and conducting investigations to promote drug rehabilitation quality and to improve public immunity and health.

Momeni arrived in Vienna on October 12 to meet and talk with senior UN officials including the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Austrian Police Chief, the Slovak Police Chief, and some other senior Austrian drugs officials.

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

According to reports, in 2018 alone, Iranian forces carried out 1,557 operations against drug traffickers, seizing approximately 807 tons of different types of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

According to the latest World Drug Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in 2017, Iran had seized the largest quantity of opiates, accounting for 39% of the global total.

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) –2019

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

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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 in the meeting, Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Kazem Gharib Abadi said the MoU is aimed at creating a legal framework for facilitating cooperation to cure disorders caused by narcotics consumption through talks between Iran and UNODC.

He added that the mentioned center is to present report on research studies in close cooperation with other institutions.

Momeni, heading a high-profile delegation, arrived in Vienna to sign MoU with UN on creating a cluster office on research to cure disorders originated from drug addiction.

The MoU is supposed to be signed at the UN European cluster office in the Austrian capital city.

Momeni is also scheduled to hold talks with executive director of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Austria Police Chief, officials at the ministry of labor and social welfare, Slovakia Police Chief and other Austrian senior officials.

London, Oct 15, IRNA –2019