Iraq arrests over 1,500 suspected drug-traffickers in 2025

Authorities have vowed even stronger crackdowns on the drug trade in the coming period

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16 arrested, 82 kilograms of narcotics seized in Kurdistan Region: KRG

The anti-narcotics directorate of the Kurdistan Region announced on Wednesday the arrest of 16 drug traffickers and the seizure of 82 kilograms of narcotics over the past two weeks

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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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Iraqi forces confiscate thousands of unlicensed pharmaceuticals

Smuggled and non-compliant medications have long been an issue for the Iraqi pharmaceutical sector

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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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Neighboring country extradites Iraqi drug dealer to Baghdad: Interior Ministry

Without specifying from which country the extradition was made, the interior ministry said the Iraqi national was “one of the heads of international drug trafficking networks.”

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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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