Shafaq News- Maysan
On Tuesday, Iraq’s Directorate of Narcotics Control inMaysan province dismantled an international drug trafficking network operatedby two foreign nationals in southern Iraq.
In a statement, the directorate said the intelligence-ledoperation resulted in the breakup of a criminal network specializing in thesmuggling and transportation of crystal methamphetamine into Iraq.
The two suspects, both foreign nationals, were arrested inthe act and found in possession of one kilogram of crystal meth. Thedirectorate did not disclose the nationalities of the suspects or providefurther details regarding the origin or intended destination of the seizeddrugs.
Smugglers recently turned to airborne balloons to move drugs across Iraq’s borders, particularly along Syrian and Jordanian routes, to evade direct contact with border patrols, Akram Al-Rashid, director of Al-Anbar’s Anti-Narcotics Directorate, told Shafaq News in November 2025.
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