Pubdate: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 Source: Tehran Times (Iran) Copyright: 2003 Tehran Times Contact: http://www.tehrantimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1903 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/areas/Packistan Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/areas/Iran Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/traffic.htm IRANIAN, PAKISTANI POLICE TO LAUNCH JOINT CAMPAIGN AGAINST DRUGS TEHRAN -- Top ranking Iranian and Pakistani police officials held their fifth meeting here on Tuesday to seek ways to advance the campaign against international drug transit and production, IRNA reported. Common threats and interests prompted Iranian and Pakistani officials to find a mechanism to fight drugs, said Director General of the meeting's Public Relations Department Mohammad-Ali Hashemi on Tuesday. Head of Pakistani drugs Police Iskandar Ali said production of drugs in Afghanistan poses a serious threat to both Iran and Pakistan. Ali said drugs related problems have unfortunately been growing in the post-Taliban era and neither the West nor Afghan transitional government have thus far been able to take any concrete action on the issue. Head of the Iranian Police Anti Narcotics Center General Mehdi Abouie said forces under his command had seized 80 tons of drugs in the first seven months of 2003. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin