Drug Trafficking Mastermind arrested in Iraq
2026-06-30T14:34:35+00:00
Shafaq News- Baghdad
The security forces arrested on Tuesday a "mastermind" drug trafficker and seized 32 kilograms of Captagon near the Arar border crossing with Saudi Arabia in western al-Anbar province.
The General Directorate of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Affairs, within the Interior Ministry, said that the dealer attempted to smuggle the drugs into a neighboring country.
Earlier this month, Iraqi forces seized more than 10,000 narcotic pills and arrested a suspected drug trafficker during separate operations in the province.
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