IRAN: FIVE PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR DRUG-RELATED CHARGES

According to Iranian state media, five prisoners were hanged in two different Iranian cities.
The prisoners were reportedly convicted of drug-related charges.
According to the state-run Iranian news agency, IMNA, one prisoner, identified as Fazl Ahmad B., the son of Khodabakhsh, was executed in Isfahan Central Prison. He was reportedly convicted of possession and trafficking 16 kilograms and 700 grams of crack.
According to the Iranian news agency, Mehr, four prisoners were hanged in the Tabas Prison (central-east Iran).
The prisoners were identified as Taj Mohammad B., Ali B., Hossein B., and Mohammad B. In 2008 they were reportedly convicted of trafficking 190 kilograms of morphine and 410 kilograms with the aid of seven camels.
The report didn’t mention whether the four prisoners belonged to the same family.