rafidainscope - The Iraqi National Security Service announced the dismantling of a network specialized in drug trafficking and promotion in the capital, Baghdad, and the arrest of its six members, in addition to seizing about three and a half kilograms
of marijuana inside one of the network's warehouses. The agency explained in a statement that the operation came as a result of intelligence and field efforts that began with information about one of the marijuana dealers, before follow-up and tracking operations
led to uncovering the network's extensions and reaching its warehouse. It added that the agency's detachments, after obtaining judicial approvals from the competent judge of the agency in Baghdad, were able to set an ambush for the first defendant and arrest
him, after which tracking operations continued that resulted in the arrest of the rest of the network's members. It indicated that investigations and field inquiries led to a marijuana warehouse hidden inside an abandoned house, which was raided and the narcotic
quantity found inside was seized. The agency confirmed the handover of the defendants and the seized materials to the competent authorities, to take the necessary legal measures against them.
