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 -- A man who was fixing explosives wires run away after setting ablaze 50 tons of drugs seized in recent months in eastern Tehran, 26Jun2013
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Iran -- A pile of drugs is set to fire during an incineration ceremony of some 100 tons of illicit drugs in an annual ritual in Tehran, 26Jun2013
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Iran -- A man stands next to a pile of drugs seized by authorities in recent months before setting it ablaze in eastern Tehran, 26Jun2013