The border Commander of the police force, Commander Ahmad Ali Goodarzi, announced the discovery of large quantities of weapons in the waters of southern Iran. They were identified after a while. He clarified in this operation; A float, a Kalashnikov rifle, 79 pistol grips and large quantities of ammunition were seized.
Also, in mid-November, the Kermanshah police commander announced the discovery of 88 weapons in the cities of Mahidasht and Kermanshah in two separate operations. Commander Ali Akbar Javidan stated: After informing the law enforcement officers of the province about the activity of an arms distribution gang and that they have imported a large number of illegal weapons from the western borders to “Kermanshah”, the issue was put on the agenda. Javidan added: during the inspections of the vehicle, 68 weapons were found, including 18 Kalashnikovs and 50 hunting rifles. He also announced the discovery of 20 more weapons in the city of “Kermanshah” in order to implement a plan to improve social security.
Public Relations of the General Intelligence Office of Khuzestan Province announced on November 18th that another anti-security gang of weapons and ammunition disintegrated while entering the southwestern borders of the country in the city of Hoveyzeh.
The General Directorate added that in this intelligence operation, 80 weapons and a large amount of ammunition were seized.