13 Drug Dealers Executed
From Reuters
NICOSIA, Cyprus —
Iran hanged 13 drug dealers in public in the western city of Bakhtaran on Thursday after they were convicted of selling at least 110 pounds of heroin, Tehran Radio reported. The hangings brought to 568 the number of drug dealers that Iran has executed this year.
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