Commander: 1,200 illegal immigrants return from borders daily

Birjand, Oct 19, IRNA – Lieutenant Commander of Border Guard Force General Ahmad Gravand said that 1,200 illegal immigrants, mainly from Afghanistan and Pakistan, are returned daily. General Gravand told reporters here on Saturday that on average 100 illegal immigrants are arrested by the force daily. He added that providing security for borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan is with Iran, because those governments do not have good control on their own borders. Considering siezure of drugs, the general said that during past six months, 28 tons of narcotics has been siezed by the Border Guard Force and 130 smugglers have been arrested, too. He said that security of borders is provided by the most advanced equipment, which is produced domestically and the force is able to repair 95 percent of such equipment. General Gravand also said of an armed conflict in the border of Pakistan with illegal armed persons in the past 48 hours, which lasted for one hour and two Iranian officers were martyred and a number of bandits were killed. He stressed that the force has good interaction with neighboring countries on border security. Concerning ISIS group, the general said there is no trace of Daesh Takfiri group in Iran's borders, adding that before any move by the group they will be recognized by IRGC, Intelligence personnel and people./end