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Shafaq News- Baghdad/ Erbil
Iraqi authorities arrested a
suspected drug trafficker and seized 11.5 kilograms of marijuana in his
possession during a joint operation involving Diyala province and
anti-narcotics units in Al-Sulaymaniyah and Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan
Region.
According to the Interior Ministry, legal
measures had been taken against him under Iraqi law.
Interior Ministry figures show
anti-narcotics units seized more than 1.697 tons of drugs during the first five
months of 2026 and carried out 12 operations outside Iraq in coordination with
regional and international security agencies. During the same period, Iraqi
courts issued 42 death sentences and 357 life imprisonment rulings against
convicted drug traffickers.
Read more: Iraq fights back against synthetic drug flood engulfing the Middle East