The claim by the United Nations that Iran interdicted 89 percent of the world's seized opium, presumably in 2011, is an eyebrow raiser, but the report is still a window on a topic that receives very little discussion in the press
West indifference made Iran flag bearer in anti-narcotics bids: General
Iran Press TV
Head of the Anti-narcotics Division of Iran’s Police Force General Ali Moayedi criticized the Western governments for their inaction in the fight against banned drugs on Thursday, saying, “The countries advocating human rights, especially the Western countries, are indifferent [even] to the wellbeing of their own citizens” and take no measures to reduce the harms that they are subjected to.
General Moayedi further pointed to the successful experiences of the Islamic Republic in the campaign against illegal drugs, saying other countries are now asking for Iran’s aid in their counternarcotics bids.
According to the UN Drug Report 2011, Iran, which shares a 936-kilometer border with Afghanistan and a 909-kilometer border with Pakistan, has intercepted 89 percent of all the opium seized worldwide.
The Iranian government has set up static defenses such as manpower and electronic equipment along its border to maintain more control on the area.
Within a span of thirty years, more than 3700 Iranian police officers have been killed and tens of thousands more injured in counternarcotics operations, mostly on Afghan and Pakistan borders.
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