Iraq foils attempt to smuggle 1.2 million Captagon pills into Libya

The operation was based on intelligence gathered by the directorate’s International Coordination and Cooperation Department and shared with the Libyan counterpart.

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Iraq arrested over 3,500 on drug charges in six months: Interior ministry

Of those arrested, “58 were sentenced to death, while 236 others were sentenced to life imprisonment," said Miqdad Miri, head of relations and media at the interior ministry.

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Iraq says seized over 1.5 tons of narcotics in 2026

Apart from internal efforts, twelve external operations have been carried out, alongside the activation of four international liaison points to prevent the entry of illegal substances across borders.

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Over 2,700 arrested on drug charges across Kurdistan Region in 2025: Spox

More than 1,500 of those arrested are suspected dealers or traffickers.

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Iraq says captured ‘dangerous’ internationally-wanted criminal

The suspect is also accused of being connected “outlaw” groups which “have extensive influence within Australia and the Middle East, and are responsible for carrying out killings, shootings, money laundering, fraud, assaults, fire and drug trafficking globally.”

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Over 800 drug traffickers arrested in 2025: Iraqi National Security

The INSS further announced carrying out 434 arrest warrants for individuals accused of conducting acts of “terrorism”, particularly individuals linked to the Islamic State (ISIS), whose remnants continue to pose a threat to the country’s security almost a decade after its territorial defeat.

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Syria, Iraq arrest two suspected drug traffickers in joint operation

The suspects were caught in possession of 57 kilograms of hashish

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Iraq sentences three drug dealers to death

The suspects were caught in possession of 18 kilograms of hashish.

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Turkey targets over 120 suspects in countrywide anti-narcotics operation

“A simultaneous operation was carried out on Friday under the coordination of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Prevention of Financing of Terrorism and Money Laundering Investigation Bureau, to capture and detain 120 suspects who are members of the aforementioned criminal organizations and are currently in the country,” the prosecutor said.

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