Contraband Goods
The latest news and views about contraband goods and efforts to counter their smuggling
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.