Iran Smuggled Commodities Increase By More Than Half

According to the Headquarters to Combat Smuggling of Goods and Foreign Exchange, per capita consumption of contraband in Iran stood at $197 last year. Contraband comprises 83% of the mobile phone market, 47% of toy market, 27% of the apparel market and 21% of the household appliances market.According to Abdolmajid Negaresh-Nejad, another official with the headquarters, every $1 billion worth of contraband smuggled into the country destroy 100,000 jobs.