BAGHDAD, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- Iraq's Ministry of Interior announced on Thursday the execution of a cross-border security operation that led to the arrest of an international drug trafficking network operating in Iraq and Syria, and the seizure of large quantities of narcotic pills.
In a statement, the Ministry said that the General Directorate for Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Affairs carried out a qualitative transnational operation in coordination and cooperation with the Anti-Narcotics Administration of the Syrian Arab Republic, targeting an organized criminal network specializing in the manufacture, smuggling, and distribution of drugs.
The operation resulted in the arrest of one suspect inside Iraqi territory and two others inside Syria, in addition to the seizure of approximately 2.5 million Captagon pills, the statement said, noting that the operation contributed to dismantling one of the main trafficking routes used by the network.
The Ministry did not disclose the identities of the three suspects nor the exact locations of their arrest in Iraq and Syria. (end) ahh.aa