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The operations have been launced on Friday night.
'In an operation in Saravan-Iranshahr road, three Peugeots loaded with narcotics were seized,' said Brigadier-General Mohammad Qanbari.
After being chased for some time, the traffickers decided to abandon the cars and escape to the heights in the dark, Qanbari said.
The cars were loaded with 1,429 kilograms of hashish and 647 kilograms of opium.
Qanbari added in another operation, 466 kilograms of opium, 15 kilograms of heroin, nine kilograms of amphetamine, and eight kilograms of morphine were seized.
The two traffickers that were arrested also had one Kalashnikov and four magazines, he said.
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