Shafaq News- Basra
Three security personnel were injured during a raid on a suspected drugdealer’s hideout in southern Iraq’s Basra province, a security source toldShafaq News on Sunday.
The operation, carried out by the National Security Service, targeted a drugdealer who had been released from prison two years ago. He escaped during theexchange of fire.
Since the beginning of 2026, Iraq has seized more than 1.697 tons ofnarcotics, while courts have issued 42 death sentences and 357 lifeimprisonment rulings against convicted traffickers.
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