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Over 10 tons of smuggled gold ore confiscated in NW Iran

Police commander in Varzaqan city, Colonel Qassem Nazari told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Thursday that ore of the precious metal loaded on a truck was carried illegally out of the country.

Nazari said one person was arrested in that connection and handed over to the judiciary for further investigation.

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