Iranian police seize over 13 tons of illegal drugs in one week

TEHRAN, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian anti-narcotics police seized more than 13 tons of illegal drugs in separate operations across the country over the past seven days, Iran's IRIB news agency reported on Sunday.

During the operations, 13.19 tons of narcotics were sized and 2,385 illicit drugs retailers were arrested, particularly in the provinces of Sistan and Baluchestan, Kerman, Hormuzgan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad and Semnan, IRIB quoted Iran's anti-narcotics police chief, Iraj Kakavand, as saying.

He added the country's police forces also confiscated 368 light vehicles and six small weapons from them.