Iraq says arrested three suspected drug-traffickers

Iraq, with its extensive borders with Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, has evolved from a transit route to a significant drug consumption market.

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Iraq says dismantled ‘one of the most dangerous’ drug trafficking rings in Baghdad

The operation resulted in the arrest of nine individuals in relation to the network

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Kurdistan Region dismantles drug-trafficking network

An eleven people drug trafficking network was dismantled by security forces and over 26 kilograms of narcotics were seized.

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Iraq sentences drug trafficker to life

An Iraqi court on Monday sentenced a drug trafficker to life imprisonment, saying the convict was caught in possession of 30,000 amphetamine pills with the intend to trade.

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Iraq sentences two to life on drug-related charges

The two had been in possession of 1,460 narcotic pills “for the purpose of trafficking and selling them among users.”

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Iraq arrests over 14,000 on drug-related charges in 2024

Iraqi courts issued 144 death sentences for suspected drug-traffickers in 2024

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Authorities seize 100,000 captagon pills in Iraq’s Najaf

Iraqi authorities have arrested 14,000 people on drug-related charges in 2024

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Baghdad court issues 75 death sentences for drug-related charges in 2024

Iraq’s Central Investigation Court announced the seizure of more than one ton of narcotics, including crystal meth, captagon pills, and hashish, during operations from January to mid-October.

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Erbil authorities seize 11 kilograms of cocaine

According to data obtained by The New Region, as of June, over 1,380 people were charged with drug use or trade in Erbil’s prisons

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