Shafaq News-Dhi Qar
A securityforce in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province arrested a woman on Tuesday whomlocal authorities describe as the province's most dangerous drug trafficker, asecurity source told Shafaq News.
The woman, inher thirties, is known by the nickname "al-Tha'laba," meaning thevixen, and also by the alias "Umm al-Lul al-Janubiya." She wasdetained by a force from the intelligence service in the Souq al-Shuyukhdistrict in the south of the province.
The arrestfollowed confessions by drug traffickers already in custody, according to thesource. The woman was handed over to the anti-narcotics directorate inNasiriyah, the provincial capital, to complete legal procedures.
Iraqiauthorities declared on Monday seizing 16.8 tons of narcotics since 2023,dismantling an international trafficking network, and issuing 380 deathsentences, 150 life sentences, and 190 international arrest warrants in drugtrafficking cases.
: Iraq seizes 16.8 tonnes of drugs, dismantles trafficking network