The police in the northwestern Iranian province of West Azarbaijan say they have discovered and seized 142 unlicensed military and hunting guns, which officers say was meant to be used to create insecurity by such social crimes as murder and intimidation.
Provincial police chief brigadier general Rahim Jahanbakhsh says the weapons were seized thanks to intelligence work and participation of people.
He says three groups of criminals and smugglers were busted during the operation, adding that the cache of arms was found in a raid on their hideout.
© All Content by IFP News ( Iran Front Page ) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
