Iran’s Razavi Khorasan Near Afghanistan Border Sees Seizure of Drugs By Border Guards

Majid Shojai, the commander of the Border Guards in Razavi Khorasan, Iran, announced that since the beginning of this year, 1,350 kilograms of drugs have been discovered and seized in this province near the Afghanistan border.

Shojai reported that the border guards of the country have been equipped with electronic and optical equipment for better monitoring of the area.

Khorasan Razavi province shares approximately 302 kilometres of border with Afghanistan to the east.

Shojai also reported that since the beginning of this year, 160,000 litres of smuggled fuel have been discovered at the borders of this province.

The border guards of the Islamic Republic of Iran have repeatedly reported the discovery of drugs at the Afghanistan border over the past three years.

Eskandar Momeni, Secretary General of Drug Control Headquarters, requested in May 2023 from Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, to consider drug trafficking as a serious threat.

Momeni said that there has been no decrease in the production, growth, and trafficking of drugs in Afghanistan.