Pubdate: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 Source: IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency (Iran Wire) Copyright: 2003sIslamic Republic News Agency Contact: http://www.irna.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2777 IRAN POLICE SEIZED 58 TONS OF DRUGS IN FOUR MONTHS Ardebil, Aug 21, IRNA -- Iran`s Police announced on Thursday that they had seized 58 tons of drugs in a period of four months starting March 21, stressing that this showed an increase of 30 percent compared to the same time last year. Head of the Police Anti-drugs Department Brigadier General Mehdi Abouei told reporters in a press conference that the police had arrested some 38,000 drug traffickers and 92,000 addicts in this period. Abouei also said that the police had carried out 312 operations against the traffickers along Iran`s eastern borders, adding that 106 of the operation had developed into armed clashes. - --- MAP posted-by: Josh