Iran has had another staggering week of drug confiscations - again with barely a mention in the press.
This week resulted in 5 and a half tons of narcotics being seized in the country. While this isn’t a weekly record, it is enough to make sure Iran at least tries to remain on the international radar - albeit barely. Of course, they threw in 229 drug smugglers and 591 addicts to the count for good measure.
Considering the paltry sum of aid money Iran receives in the fight against international drugs, and given the incredible size of their drug problem, it is high wonder that the international community and specifically the USA and UK is not using the potentiality of further aid as a carrot in other diplomatic areas (cough… nuclear… cough).
With Iran’s drug problem at the forefront of social issues in the country, and the potential for a well coordinated drug effort in Iran to be able to severely restrict narcotic trafficking from neighbouring Afghanistan, this seems like a very good “common problem” to start with.
After all, the Afghans have soured to the top of the international narcotics production table with another bumber season expected soon.
