Shafaq News – Al-Anbar

An Al-Anbar criminal court in Iraq has sentenced 11 convicts to life imprisonment for drug trafficking, the Supreme Judicial Council said on Saturday.

According to a statement, the defendants were arrested in possession of 70,000 narcotic pills intended for trafficking and sale among users.

Iraq is increasingly becoming both a consumer market and a key transit corridor for regional drug smuggling. By the end of 2024, the Interior Ministry had dismantled 600 domestic and international trafficking networks and referred their members to the judiciary.

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