Reports

According to Eskandar Momeni, 12 Iranian anti-narcotics forces were martyred during the operations carried out to fight against the smuggling of narcotics in the same period. Despite high economic and human costs, the Islamic Republic has been actively fighting drug-trafficking over the past decades. The country has spent more than …

Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani made the remarks in an inauguration ceremony of adding 70 advanced speed boats to the border guard fleet of the Islamic Republic. The taken step is in line with fighting against terrorism, narcotics, and goods trafficking, he stated. Thanks to the expertise of the defense …

Europol coordinated the third edition of operation Shield, a global effort to target trafficking of counterfeit and misused medicines and doping substances. The operation was led by France, Greece, Italy and Spain, and involved police and customs authorities from 28 countries (19 EU Member States and 9 third-party countries). The …

Cocaine purity in Europe is getting higher and higher, while the Continent becomes a hub for the production and shipment of the drug, and officials are scrambling to respond. The Belgium customs service will hold a press conference on January 10 to communicate a new approach and details on cooperation …

Drug-related health and security threats in the Western Balkans are highlighted today in a new report published by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). Released in the framework of the agency’s latest Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance project (IPA7), funded by the EU, the report provides the latest picture of the drug situation in the region (1). The report offers …

Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), 30 November 2022 – The fifty-fifth session of the Subcommission on Illicit Drug Traffic and Related Matters in the Near and Middle East adopted a comprehensive set of recommendations on how to address drug challenges in the region at its meeting last week. Held on an annual basis, the Subcommission – …

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu accused Colombia of concocting a piece of pulp fiction against Turkey over five tons of cocaine seized in Colombia, during the ministry’s budget negotiations in parliament on November 18. When speaking about Colombia, Soylu used the Turkish word “denilen” (called or so-called), which is used to …

Police in the UAE, in cooperation with Europol, have dismantled a “super-cartel” operating in Dubai, believed to have controlled one-third of Europe’s cocaine supply. According to Europol, 49 people from several countries were arrested, including six “high-value targets” in Dubai, as part of a police operation dubbed “Desert Light”. Co-ordinated, …

A UN recent report revealed the grim situation of drug addiction in Pakistan, a problem that runs deep in the country, as more and more school children turn to substance abuse. The total number of drug addicts in Pakistan is 7.6 million, of which 78 per cent are male and …

Speaking in a meeting of the UN to review a resolution on the situation in Afghanistan, Iran UN envoy stated that the current humanitarian and political situation in Afghanistan is a sign of the effects of the military intervention of foreign forces in the country under the pretext of fighting …