Smuggled Tea Worth 150 Billion Rials Seized in Marand

Marand – Marand police commander announced the seizure of smuggled foreign tea worth 150 billion rials.

Marand - Marand police commander announced the discovery of smuggled foreign tea worth 150 billion Rials.

According to Mehr reporter, Colonel Ali Asadian explained this news to reporters on Wednesday afternoon: In the implementation of the anti-smuggling plan, the anti-smuggling agents on the Jolfa-Marand route stopped a suspicious trailer and stopped it for further investigation.

He added: During the inspection of the seized vehicle, the officers discovered 21,000 kilos of smuggled tea, which according to the experts' assessment, estimated the approximate value of this cargo to be 150 billion Rials, and in this regard, one of them was also arrested.

Pointing out that dealing with profiteers and dealing with smugglers is on the agenda of the police, the police commander of Marand city asked the citizens to contribute to the national production by providing their information about the smugglers to the police emergency center 110.