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Drugs

Erbil authorities Burning the seized narcotics, Aug. 17, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Erbil Authorities Burn 640 Kilograms of Seized Narcotics in Anti-Drug Operation

A large quantity of drugs seized by Iraqi security forces. (Photo: Submitted to Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Iraq Seizes Over Two Tons of Drugs, Arrests More Than 1,500 Traffickers in Major Crackdown

Iraq's Central Criminal Court. (Photo: Court's website)

Iraq

Iraq Dismantles International Drug Network, Sentences Nine Traffickers to Death

A group of detainees in yellow jumpsuits sitting on the floor with their hands cuffed behind their backs. In front of them, bags of what appears to be seized drugs are displayed on a table. (Photo: INA)

Iraq

Iraq expands drug rehabilitation efforts amid surge in addiction rates

The image shows a person in handcuffs standing behind several bags of a substance labeled "crystal." (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Calls grow for stricter measures against drug use and trafficking in Kurdistan Region

Miqdad Miri, spokesperson for the Iraqi Interior Ministry, speaking to Kurdistan24, Oct. 13, 2024. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Iraqi security forces uncover drug factory in Darbandikhan, says Iraqi Interior Ministry spox

An aerial view of Sulamani city. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Sulaimani province emerges as key drug trafficking corridor in Iraq

The confiscated drugs on display. (Photo: Kurdistan Region’s anti-narcotics agency)

Kurdistan

Anti-Narcotics agency seizes methamphetamine, arrests six in Kurdistan Region

Kurdistan

Kurdistan Region Security Council announces major anti-drug trafficking successes

The confiscated drugs on display. (Photo: Kurdistan Region’s anti-narcotics agency)

Kurdistan

Drug suspect arrested in Duhok

Some seized Captagon pills. (Photo: AP)

Iraq

Major Captagon seizure in Basra as authorities crack down on drug networks

Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw (top right) during his meeting with a delegation from Sterling Foundation Management, June 24, 2024. (Photo: Submitted to Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Substance abuse treatment center to be opened in Erbil

Packaged Captagon pills are pictured by the Ministry of Interior forces. (Photo: Iraqi Ministry of Interior/Facebook)

Iraq

Iraq announces haul of 2.5 million captagon pills

Bulgarian police patrol the border fence on the Bulgaria-Turkey border near the village of Matochina on November 4, 2021. (Photo: AFP)

Europe

Bulgaria seizes heroin worth nearly $8.5 million in truck heading from Iran to Western Europe

This is a locator map for Jordan with its capital, Amman. (Photo: AP)

Middle East

Jordan kills 5 drug smugglers on the Syrian border. The area is known for an addictive amphetamine

The six suspects were arrested, and their contraband were seized, Feb. 4, 2024. (Photo: Submitted to Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Six narcotics suspects arrested in Erbil