Thursday, March 28, 2024

Contraband Goods

Switzerland Returns 2800-Year-Old Smuggled Glazed Bricks to Iran

A total of 49 works of ancient art that had been looted and smuggled out of Iran some four decades ago have recently been returned home with the aid of Swiss officials.

Iran Seizes Foreign Ship Carrying Smuggled Fuel

Iran has seized a vessel carrying contraband fuel in the Persian Gulf, arresting a number of its crew members.

IRGC Seizes Oil Tanker Smuggling Biggest Haul of Fuel at Hormuz Strait

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) busted a major fuel smuggling ring in Iran’s southern waters after its naval forces confiscated an oil tanker containing a big haul of smuggled fuel at the Strait of Hormuz.

Huge Supply of Drugs Seized near Iran-Turkey Border

The Iranian Customs says a large international heroin trafficking band has been smashed by Razi customs officers at the Iran-Turkey border.

Iran Determined to Fight Cell Phone Smuggling: Minister

Iran's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi says his ministry is determined to fight cell phone smuggling in the country.

MP Calls for Revision of Iran’s Contraband Laws

An Iranian lawmaker lashed out at the country’s inadequate laws to fight the smuggling of goods, saying the huge amount of contraband cannot be smuggled into Iran without cooperation of certain official sources.

Iran’s Customs Office Ranks Third in Fight against Smuggling

The World Customs Organisation’s Centre of Information and Security has introduced Iran as the world’s third country in the fight against violation of customs regulations and smuggling of goods.

Iranian Ministries Sign MoU to Fight Smuggling of Goods

Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade has inked a document of cooperation with the Ministry of Interior to put an end to the smuggling of goods.

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