BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 12. An armed incident
occurred last night in the Mehrestan district of Sistan and
Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran, Trend reports, referring
to the local police department.
“Individuals in two suspicious automobiles pursued by police
opened fire on cops. As a result, a police officer named Huseyin
Shaybek was slain.
It was established that the individuals were involved in
narcotics trafficking. They ran, and during the armed battle, one
of the smugglers’ trucks caught fire. Officers uncovered 500 kg of
narcotics when inspecting the second automobile.
Search procedures are ongoing to locate the suspects,” the
Iranian police department said in a statement.
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