The Intelligence Ministry announced the arrest of 19 individuals in Sistan and Balouchestan province, including 16 members of four terrorist cells affiliated with the American-Zionist enemy and three operatives accused of gathering and transmitting information about security and defense installations in the south of the province.
In a statement, the Intelligence Department of Sistan and Balouchestan province said the four terrorist cells were identified in counties across the central and southern parts of the province through public reports, continuous intelligence surveillance and operational monitoring, in cooperation with other security forces.
The statement said some of the 16 arrested terrorists had entered the country from abroad.
It added that some of those detained were responsible for the martyrdom of several police personnel in Iranshahr county.
The arrested individuals were handed over to judicial authorities, the statement said.
Security forces also seized a number of weapons and military ammunition from the detainees, including nine Kalashnikov rifles, two American M4 rifles and seven handguns, along with their corresponding ammunition.
Meanwhile, in a further operation targeting agents affiliated with the enemy’s espionage-media network, intelligence forces identified and arrested three individuals who were collecting and transmitting information about the locations of military headquarters and defense and security facilities in the southern part of the province.
The Intelligence Ministry thanked the public for providing effective reports and called on citizens to report suspicious activities as soon as possible through the ministry’s hotline at 113 or its official channels on social media.