Why Iran is a global hub for narcotics
The United Nations says Iran’s security forces are making three-quarters of the world’s opium seizures and a quarter of global heroin seizures.
23 Oct 2017
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The United Nations says Iran’s security forces are making three-quarters of the world’s opium seizures and a quarter of global heroin seizures.
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