The drugs, mainly opium and morphine, are set ablaze in front of Tehran police and judiciary officials as well as a number of foreign dignitaries and United Nations officials, to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Burning drugs in Tehranm
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Iran -- Police preapare a pile of drugs before an incineration ceremony of some 50 tons of illicit drugs in an annual ritual in Tehran, 26Jun2013
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Iran -- Policemen stand guard as 50 tons of drugs seized in recent months burn in eastern Tehran, 26Jun2013
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Iran -- An employee of the anti-drug police watches 50 tons of drugs seized in recent months burning in eastern Tehran, 26Jun2013
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Iran -- A woman watches a cloud of smoke rising from a pile of drugs set to fire during an incineration ceremony of some 50 tons of illicit drugs in an annual ritual in Tehran, 26Jun2013