The National Security Agency announced today, the arrest of two drug dealers and the seizure of 8 and a half kilograms of "marijuana" in Baghdad.
The Agency said in a statement, “After a series of painful blows that drug trafficking gangs received at the hands of the heroes of the National Security Agency, many resorted to using various methods, including smuggling marijuana, which is a type of drug with mental and physical effects that lead to addiction, but it has become exposed to detachments.” The Agency concerned with this file, after the availability of confirmed intelligence information about the process of receiving and delivering a quantity of drugs in the center of the capital, “Baghdad”, judicial approvals were obtained and an elaborate ambush was initiated that led to the overthrow of two drug dealers in the Mansour area in flagrante delicto, and in their possession a quantity of narcotic marijuana.
It added, "During the initial investigation, they admitted that there were larger quantities in one of the floors near the place of arrest, so the aforementioned house was immediately raided and quantities of "marijuana" amounting to 8 and a half kilograms were found, in addition to bags and materials used in the manufacture and packaging of narcotic substances, and sums of money in dinars and dollars,” explaining that “the seized items were confiscated in coordination with the relevant authorities, and the accused were brought to the judicial investigation to receive their fair punishment in accordance with the law.”
Source: National Iraqi News Agency