Iran Envoy: Iran main country dealing with the burden of the fight against drug trafficking

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Iran » Iran
Publish Date: 18:45 - 27 June 2021
Sunday, 27 June 2021 (YJC) _ Iran's representative to the IAEA said Iran is the main country that is dealing with the burden of the fight against drug trafficking.

Iran Envoy: Iran main country dealing with the burden of the fight against drug traffickingIran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Kazem Gharibabadi said Iran is the main country that is dealing with the burden of the fight against drug trafficking.

“Despite international actions, illegal cultivation, production, trafficking, and consumption of narcotics have increased in recent years,” he said while adding that “Increasing trend of narcotics cultivation is the indication of drug traffickers being more active which of and by itself will have dangerous consequences for the region and the world.”

He went on to note that drug seizure in Iran has increased by 41% in 2020 compared to the previous year, and added “This shows the effectiveness of Iran's countermeasures and also warns of an unprecedented increase in narcotics in the region.”

Finally, he put emphasis on the fac that the fight against drugs must take place within the framework of international cooperation and said “Iran is the main country that is dealing with the burden of the fight against drug trafficking and the western destination countries do not care about the issue.”

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