Drug Arrests Iran

Flesh peddling and drug pushing have made a comeback in Tehran, prompting a crackdown by Iran's Islamic fundamentalist leaders, according to news reports. More than 3,000 prostitutes, drug addicts and pushers were arrested during a recent sweep in the capital's resurgent red-light district, the reports said. The daily newspaper Kayhan quoted Interior Minister Ali Akbar Mohtashemi as saying that the area has been cut off from the city by a high wall, pending the demolition of its buildings.

In a major crackdown on drug abuse and trafficking during the last week, police have arrested 11,892 addicts and traders and killed nine traffickers in shootouts, Iran's official news agency said. Police confiscated 1,949 pounds of drugs in the four-day nationwide sweep, the Islamic Republic News Agency said. Mohammed Fallah, an anti-narcotics official, said Iran has 1.2 million addicts and 800,000 occasional drug users.

More than 1,900 alleged drug traffickers and 16,000 addicts were arrested in Iran in a five-week nationwide sweep, Tehran Radio reported Monday.

Iranian police arrested 900 alleged drug smugglers and confiscated more than 3,527 pounds of narcotics during a two-week crackdown, Iran's Islamic Republic News Agency reported Sunday.

Iranian police arrested 900 alleged drug smugglers and confiscated more than 3,527 pounds of narcotics during a two-week crackdown, Iran's Islamic Republic News Agency reported Sunday.

In a major crackdown on drug abuse and trafficking during the last week, police have arrested 11,892 addicts and traders and killed nine traffickers in shootouts, Iran's official news agency said. Police confiscated 1,949 pounds of drugs in the four-day nationwide sweep, the Islamic Republic News Agency said. Mohammed Fallah, an anti-narcotics official, said Iran has 1.2 million addicts and 800,000 occasional drug users.

More than 1,900 alleged drug traffickers and 16,000 addicts were arrested in Iran in a five-week nationwide sweep, Tehran Radio reported Monday.

Flesh peddling and drug pushing have made a comeback in Tehran, prompting a crackdown by Iran's Islamic fundamentalist leaders, according to news reports. More than 3,000 prostitutes, drug addicts and pushers were arrested during a recent sweep in the capital's resurgent red-light district, the reports said. The daily newspaper Kayhan quoted Interior Minister Ali Akbar Mohtashemi as saying that the area has been cut off from the city by a high wall, pending the demolition of its buildings.