Photos by Younes Khani, Mehr News Agency
According to Tehran police, members of three
bands that were engaged in production, smuggling and delivery of alcoholic
drinks in northern parts of the capital city have been arrested.
Prohibition of alcohol,
often referred to simply as prohibition, refers to a sumptuary law which
prohibits alcohol. Typically, the manufacture, transportation, import, export,
and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal.
In some countries of the Muslim world,
consumption of alcoholic beverages is forbidden according to Islamic Law -
though the strictness by which this prohibition was and is enforced varies
considerably between various Islamic countries and various periods in their
history.
Iran began restricting alcohol consumption and production soon after the 1979
Revolution, with harsh penalties meted out for violations of the law. However,
there is widespread violation of the law. Officially recognized non-Muslim
minorities are allowed to produce alcoholic beverages for their own private
consumption and for religious rites such as the Eucharist.
Read the related story (in Persian) on Mehr
News Agency's
web site
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