Smuggling Between Iran and Iraq

Smuggling Between Iran and Iraq
Sebastian Meyer / Polaris

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A bootlegger pays his Iraqi alcohol dealer in Iranian rials just outside of town. A carton of 24 beers costs $1 in Iraq and will fetch $20 in Iran. The markup on a bottle of whiskey is from $5 to $48.

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