Police said that, because of the amount seized, they suspect he was selling the opium.Pahlavi, identified as the brother of the late Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, was cooperative during the arrest at his $2-million home in Beverly Hills, where a team of about 10 officers confiscated smoking pipes, weighing scales and guns, according to officials.
DEA spokesman Ralph Lochridge said a .357 Magnum and a .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun–both loaded with “police killer bullets”–were taken during the 3 p.m. arrest. Lochridge said the investigation was initiated when postal inspectors found opium destined for Pahlavi in the U.S. mail.
