Speaking during a visit to teh central province of Yazd, General Radan said officers in the province seized 670 kilograms of assorted narcotics over the past two days.

He said drug seizures in Yazd reached 6.7 tons in the first eight months of the year, while nationwide seizures exceeded 290 tons in the same period.

The police chief said 21 traffickers were killed in these operations.

He reported a 12 percent rise in drug seizures this year and said the increase reflected both intensified police activity and efforts by traffickers to push narcotics into the country.

General Radan said police will continue intelligence-driven operations to counter the destructive threat of narcotics.

He also said reviewing performance across six priority operational areas across the country remains a key requirement for the force.