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Enforcement 🇮🇷 Iran

Iran's reported hashish seizures fall by more than half in 2024

UNODC figures reported by Iran record 42,898 kg of cannabis resin seized in 2024, down from 93,875 kg in 2023 and less than half the 98,050 kg reported for 2015. Opium seizures fell from 445 tonnes to 261 tonnes over the same year, while methamphetamine seizures rose slightly to 38.5 tonnes. Iran reported no separate herbal cannabis figure for 2024; grass was grouped with other drugs.[1]

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References

  1. UNODC — World Drug Report 2026, statistical annex, table 7.1: Drug seizures 2015–2024Iran (IRN), Cannabis resin (hashish): 93,875 kg in 2023 and 42,898 kg in 2024; opium and methamphetamine rows for the same yearsarchived

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