IRAN: ONE WOMAN AND ONE MAN HANGED FOR DRUG-RELATED CHARGES

A 60-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man were hanged in the prison of Rasht for drug trafficking, reported the Iranian State Broadcasting IRIB. The man was charged with possession and trafficking of 4,100 grams of crystal, and the woman with participation in buying, possession, trafficking and distribution of 3,198 grams of heroin. None of the prisoners were identified by name.