WORLD : Iran Hangs 13 More Drug Traffickers
<i> From Times wire service</i> s
NICOSIA, Cyprus —
Iran hanged 13 drug dealers today, labeling them “merchants of death” and bringing to 700 the number of people executed by Tehran this year for drug trafficking.
Iran launched a campaign against drugs in January with tough laws that sanctioned death for anyone caught with one ounce of heroin or 11 pounds of opium.
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