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Enforcement 🇮🇶 Iraq

Iraq reports 14,438 drug arrests in a year

The interior ministry said that in 2024 it had seized more than six tonnes of drugs and arrested 14,438 people for trafficking, dealing and personal use, of whom 8,930 were convicted. More than 7,000 had been sentenced in 2023, some to life imprisonment or death.[1]

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References

  1. Shafaq News — Iraq's Interior Ministry, over six tons of drugs seized in 2024 (28 December 2024)archived

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