The Ministry of Defense announced today, Friday, the arrest of three individuals accused of drug trafficking and promotion in Kirkuk Governorate.
A statement from the ministry, received by the news agency Video, indicated that the operation took place “according to the directives of the Chief of Staff of the Army, Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Rashid Yar Allah, and the follow-up of the Director of Military Intelligence, Lieutenant General Hassan Jawad Al-Silawi, which emphasized the necessity of confronting drug traffickers and promoters.”
The statement added that “based on accurate intelligence information, the heroes of the reconnaissance battalion of the eighth division of the Directorate of Military Intelligence were able to arrest three individuals accused of drug trafficking and promotion at the Kirkuk – Erbil checkpoint.”
The statement continued, “The operation resulted in the seizure of quantities of narcotic substances in the possession of the accused, who were wanted under the provisions of Article (28) of the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law.”