Iran hanged three convicted drug traffickers in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan on Saturday

Iran hanged three convicted drug traffickers in a prison in the southeastern city of Zahedan on Saturday, the Fars news agency reported.Two of the men, identified only as P.D. and M.M., had been found guilty of smuggling 36.5 kilograms and 40 kilograms of heroin respectively, the news agency said.The third man, identified as V.A.R., was convicted of smuggling 15 kilograms of opium and 14.5 kilograms of heroin.The latest hangings took to at least 223 the number of executions in Iran this year, according to an AFP count.Amnesty International says Iran carried out more death sentences in 2007 than any other country apart from China, executing 317 people.Capital offences include murder, rape, armed robbery, drug trafficking and adultery.