Iran's Judiciary spokesman Gholam- Hossein Mohseni-Ejeii warned of the growing trend of drug trafficking in the region, semi-official Fars news agency reported Thursday.

"The volume of drug trafficking has increased in the region," Mohseni-Ejeii said, urging regional countries to launch effective measures to fight against it.

Iran's Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar has already announced that the Islamic republic has intensified efforts against the main agents and heads of drug-trafficking networks and transit of narcotics, and enhanced border control to curb drug trafficking into the country.

Iran is located at the crossroad of the international drug smuggling route from Afghanistan, the world's top opium producer, to Europe. Endi

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