Two drug suspects arrested in Erbil

The type of drug was methamphetamine.

Kurdistan 24 2024/03/02 18:30

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

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ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – The Kurdistan Region’s anti-narcotics agency on Sunday announced in a statement that its forces had arrested two drug dealers, along with confiscating five kilograms of drugs.

The type of drug was methamphetamine.

"We have been tracking these two suspects for a long time and they were one of the sources of these drugs in Erbil," the statement read.

The Kurdistan Region has ramped up arrest and confiscation efforts in a bid in recent years to crack down on the spread of narcotics.

Drug trafficking and use have seen a surge in Iraq, particularly in recent decades.

The Kurdistan Regional Government in mid-October of 2023 held a Conference on Combating Drugs and Psychotropic Substances in the presence of several faith community leaders, security officials, and regional and Western diplomats to discuss the issue.