Also, during that day 130 vehicles and motorbikes were confiscated, Brigadier General Reza Zarei told the state-run news agency ISNA.
The Persian New Year which dates back to more than a thousand years coincides with the arrival of Spring.
The new year celebrations end on the thirteenth day as families go for picnic lunches in parks.
In Tehrans Mellat Park, a gathering was held amid heavy police presence in support of political prisoners on death row.