Iranian Space Scientists to Enhance Police Firepower in Narcos War

Iranian space scientists’ capabilities have been tapped by law enforcement forces to enhance the country’s war against drugs.
On Monday, Iranian Space Research Center Chief Hossein Samimi and Iranian Anti-Narcotics Police Chief Brigadier-General Mohammad Masoud Zahedian signed an agreement.
As per the agreement, remote sensing technologies are to be employed for intensifying Iran’s anti-narcotics war, the ICT Ministry’s website reported.
The accord also calls on the law enforcement body and the Iranian academia to expand collaborations in various fields, including research and development, as well as training police forces for using cutting edge technologies in their operations.
According to the ICT Ministry, the agreement will be mostly focused on the application of remote sensing technologies.