'The traffickers were arrested after an exchange of fire. Three cars, 1,502 kilograms of opium, two Kalashnikov automatic rifles and a colt were confiscated in the operation in Nikshahr,' said Brigadier-General Mohammad Qanbari.
He said in the other operation two armed traffickers, a car loaded with 760 kilograms of opium and 101 kilograms of hashish were seized.
Sistan-Baluchestan Province has a very long border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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