Shafaq News– Baghdad/ MaysanIraqi security forces arrested 12 suspected drug dealers andtraffickers on Friday during coordinated operations in Baghdad and Maysanprovinces.In a statement, the Military Intelligence Directorate noted that its unitsdetained nine suspects in Baghdad, including a woman, based on “accurateintelligence information and sustained field efforts,” seizing quantities ofnarcotics found in their possession.Meanwhile, the Interior Ministry announced thatanti-narcotics units in Maysan province, southern Iraq, arrested three wantedindividuals and seized approximately and seized one kilogram of crystal meth. Oneof the detainees experienced a sudden deterioration in health shortly afterarrest procedures and died while being transferred to a medical facility toreceive emergency treatment.Interior Minister Abdul Amir Al-Shammari ordered theformation of a specialized investigative committee to determine thecircumstances surrounding the death and to take the necessary legal measures inline with established procedures.The Interior Ministry reaffirmed its commitment torespecting human rights and maintaining professional conduct in dealing withall detainees, while continuing its campaign against drug trafficking.Earlier today, Iraq arrested members of a transnational drugtrafficking network in a joint operation with Syrian authorities, seizing about2.5 million Captagon pills.The UN Office on Drugs and Crime identifies Iraq’s westernand southern corridors, particularly Al-Anbar, as major transit routes forcaptagon trafficking from neighboring countries.: The Smuggler's Almanac: Iraq's war against narco-innovationIraq’s Interior Ministry earlier reported dismantling 1,201drug networks over the past three years, including 171 international groups.Nationwide operations have seized more than 14 tons of narcotics, with courtsissuing 2,318 rulings against offenders, including 300 death sentences and1,147 life sentences.: Iraq fights back against synthetic drug flood engulfing the Middle East