The unlikely winner in the war on drugs ? Iran
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In October, Italy's U.N. representative Antonino de Leo said the praise is warranted. He even drew a direct comparison to Latin America's war on drugs when he told the New York Times that Iran's success is all the more impressive because "[t]hese men are fighting their version of the Colombian war on drugs, but they are not funded with billions of U.S. dollars and are battling against drugs coming from another country."
.. In 2011 alone, 81 percent of the country's over 600 executions were due to drug-related offenses ..
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How Iran Won the War on Drugs
UNODC chief highlights robust counter-narcotics responses on first visit to Iran
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