Iran’s permanent representative to Vienna-based international organizations says the Islamic Republic is at the forefront of the fight against narcotic drugs in the world.

A senior Iranian human rights official has dismissed a UN’s report on its human rights situation, saying it is based on unsubstantiated allegations of terrorists.

The United Nations says more than 80 percent of the world’s opium is produced in Afghanistan.

Press TV has interviewed Colonel Majid Karimi, who heads the Iran Drug Control Headquarters.

Iran’s permanent representative to Vienna-based international organizations says the Islamic Republic managed to confiscate the world's largest amount of narcotics over the past years despite illegal US sanctions.

Addressing the 63rd session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Iran’s top drug control official says the country has confiscated an unprecedented amount of illicit drugs over the past one year. 

Iran's top anti-narcotics official Brigadier General Masoud Zahedian has wrapped up his two-day visit to Rome.