There's not much information available about this fellow , but here's a link that sums up the scope of his known activities so far : http://gangstersoutt.blogspot.com/2017/04/international-fugitive-omid-tahvili.html

It's interesting to note that Persian/Iranian OC seems to be so under the radar . Of course it's known that certain factions of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards have been implicated in illegal moneymaking schemes , however you still don't hear much about OC with roots in Iran .

During the 1960s the Chicago Outfit had numerous criminal connections in Iran

Iran has a huge border with Afghanistan and Pakistan, so you can imagine how big the hashish and opium trade is.