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Shafaq News
05-04-2025
- Shafaq News
Shalamcheh crossing: Smuggler arrested with meth hidden in shoes
Shafaq News/ Iraqi authorities have intensified their crackdown on drug smuggling operations, intercepting multiple attempts at border crossings and within the country. On Saturday, border officials at the Shalamcheh crossing with Iran arrested a foreign traveler attempting to smuggle 505 grams of crystal methamphetamine concealed in her footwear. In a separate incident at the same crossing, authorities apprehended an Iraqi traveler found with 2,000 Nimadol pills hidden inside a plastic bag.
Shafaq News
05-04-2025
- Shafaq News
Iraq's battle with drugs: Three trafficking attempts foiled
Shafaq News/ On Saturday, Iraqi security forces foiled three drug smuggling attempts, arresting several individuals. In a 'high-level' operation, Counter-Terrorism Service forces targeted a major drug trafficking hideout in central Al-Nasiriyah, where intense armed clashes broke out with members of a drug gang, ending with the arrest of two suspects, while security forces continue to pursue the remaining individuals, a source told Shafaq News Agency. The security source confirmed the operation is ongoing, without providing further details. Separately, a foreign traveler was arrested after various types of suspected narcotic pills were found in his possession at the al-Shaib and Shalamcheh border crossings in southern Iraq, the Border Ports Authority announced. The Shalamcheh Border Directorate also apprehended an Iraqi traveler in the arrivals hall and seized 2,000 Nimadol pills hidden inside a plastic bag, according to the authority. Official seizure reports were reportedly filed, and the two suspects, along with the confiscated pills, were referred to the competent security authorities for appropriate legal action. On Wednesday, Iraqi police dismantled a 'dangerous' drug trafficking and fraud gang in Baghdad and seized illegal substances along with other contraband.
Iraqi News
05-04-2025
- Iraqi News
Foiling an attempt to smuggle narcotic pills at the Al-Shaib and Al-Shalamjah crossings
Baghdad-INA The Border Ports Commission(BPC) announced today, Saturday, the thwarting of an attempt to smuggle narcotic pills at the Al-Shaib and Shalamcheh border crossings. A spokesperson for the authority, Alaa Al-Din Al-Qaisi, said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), "In two separate missions, the Border Ports Authority, through a thorough inspection of all goods and individuals, was able to seize narcotic pills and arrest their possessors at the Al-Shaib and Shalamcheh border crossings." The statement added, "The Al-Shaib Port Directorate, in cooperation with the relevant departments, was able to arrest a foreign traveler who was found in possession of various types of suspected narcotic pills." It noted that the Shalamcheh Port Directorate was able to arrest an Iraqi traveler in the arrivals hall who was found in possession of 2,000 Nimadol pills hidden inside a plastic bag in a failed attempt to smuggle them into the country. It pointed out that "official seizure reports were prepared, and the two suspects and the seized pills were referred to the relevant security authorities to take appropriate legal action against them."
