Smuggling Between Iran and Iraq

Smuggling Between Iran and Iraq
Sebastian Meyer / Polaris

Tying One On
A bootlegger attaches boxes of alcohol to his horse before taking his goods across the border into Iran. In 2009, the Iranian military shot and killed about four smugglers and roughly 600 horses in an attempt to keep alcohol out of the Islamic Republic.

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