TEHRAN , Iran ( CNN ) -- Thirty people convicted of drug and other criminal charges will be hanged on Sunday , Iran 's semi-official Fars News Agency reported Saturday . A convicted Iranian drug dealer is hanged from a crane in the southern city of Shiraz in September . The 30 had their cases tried by the highest judicial authorities and were found guilty of the charges brought against them , Iran 's judiciary said in a statement . The verdicts are final , and the sentences will be carried out Sunday , according to Fars . According to Amnesty International , Iran executed 317 people last year , second only to China 's 470 . The U.S. executed 42 people in 2007 , according to Amnesty International . The Iranian judiciary 's statement said that all 30 were convicted of crimes including murder , murder in commission of a crime , disturbing public safety and security , being a public nuisance while drunk and being involved in illegal relationships -- relationships between men and women who are not married to each other . Kidnapping and using weapons while committing a crime were among the charges . The statement said that 20 of the people were convicted of drug and alcohol dealing , armed robbery and smuggling arms . The judiciary said it will provide more details later as to the crimes committed by those condemned and added that the hangings should serve as a warning to those who are contemplating committing such crimes . Others are awaiting trial , and their sentences will be carried out as soon as the verdicts are pronounced by the courts , the judiciary said . The judiciary asked the public to notify the authorities if they have any information that might lead to arrest and convictions of criminals . Iran 's government launched a campaign March 20 to increase public security and bring the crime rate down . Police cracked down on drug dealers , whom they called criminal gang members , and habitual criminals who use guns in the commission of their crime . Alleged weapons smugglers and people who break social and religious laws , including adulterers , were also targets . National television showed scenes of what were described as criminals being paraded in chains as a deterrent to others . The wave of arrests has subsided , as officials are now prosecuting the suspects and sentencing those convicted . Journalist Shirzad Bozorgmehr contributed to this report .
The condemned include people convicted of drug and alcohol offenses . Iran executed 42 people in 2007 , compared with 317 executions in Iran U.S. 's government announced a crackdown on crime in 2007 .