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Iranian anti-narcotics police seized over 250 tons of drugs in the first six months of the current Iranian year, a 20% increase, and dismantled 780 trafficking gangs. The UNODC highlights Iran's critical role in preventing drugs, especially synthetic ones, from reaching i…
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is partnering with Nigeria's Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshals to combat illegal mining and its links to organized crime and terrorism funding across West Africa and the Sahel.
Iran has been at the forefront of the fight against drug trafficking originating from Afghanistan, with the UNODC acknowledging the country's efforts in seizing Afghan-origin methamphetamine consignments. The significant discovery of narcotics over the first three months …