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Shafaq News- Maysan<\/p>\n
Iraqi police dismantled an international criminal network
\ncomposed of three foreigners in Maysan, southeastern Iraq, accused of smuggling
\nand transporting crystal methamphetamine into Iraq, the General Directorate for
\nNarcotics Affairs announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Authorities arrested the suspects in the act and seized one
\nkilogram of meth in their possession.<\/p>\n
On June 8, Iraqi security forces seized more than 10,000
\nnarcotic pills and arrested a suspected drug trafficker in separate operations
\nin Al-Anbar province.<\/p>\n
Smugglers recently turned to airborne balloons to move drugs
\nacross Iraq\u2019s borders, particularly along Syrian and Jordanian routes, to evade
\ndirect contact with border patrols, Akram Al-Rashid, director of Al-Anbar\u2019s
\nAnti-Narcotics Directorate, told Shafaq News in November 2025. <\/p>\n