Iraq arrests two traffic police colonels over $1.5M embezzlement
Shafaq News- Saladin
Iraq’s General Traffic Directorate detained two colonels in Saladin province on Thursday over allegations that they embezzled more than two billion Iraqi dinars (about $1.52 million) by manipulating traffic fines and forging records, a source told Shafaq News.
The source said investigators initially uncovered the suspected theft of IQD 1.8 billion, about $1.37 million, followed by another sum exceeding IQD 350 million, or more than $266,000.
Iraq has intensified its anti-corruption campaign under the recently launched Dawn Crackdown (Sawlat Al-Fajr), targeting officials accused of misusing public funds. Authorities have described recovering stolen state assets and holding those responsible accountable as national priorities.
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