Tue. Sep 17th, 2024


Baghdad, The Ministry of Interior announced today, Tuesday, the arrest of two international drug dealers with more than (85) kilograms of Captagon pills in their possession.

The Spokesman for the Interior and the Security Media Cell, Brigadier General Muqdad Miri, said in a statement that: “In a security operation and intelligence efforts, the General Directorate of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances was able to arrest (2) international drug dealers with more than (85) kilograms of Captagon pills in their possession.”

He added, “The arrest operation was carried out by a force of heroes from the Baghdad Karkh Narcotics Directorate, under the supervision of its director. The accused were arrested in accordance with the provisions of Article 27 of the Anti-Narcotics Law, and the narcotics seized in their possession were referred to the competent authority.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency