Drug trafficking ring busted in Baghdad
Iraqi military intelligence forces arrested members of a drug trafficking network in Baghdad on Tuesday, the Defense Ministry announced.
In a statement, the ministry's General Directorate of Intelligence and Security confirmed that the individuals were caught in possession of illegal narcotics and drug paraphernalia.
Earlier, security forces also captured a major international drug trafficker in southern Iraq, seizing nearly 40 kilograms of illicit substances.
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