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Ministry of Interior: Three and a half tons of narcotic drugs and 15 tons of psychotropic substances seized, and about 12,000 accused arrested during this year.

The Ministry of Interior announced the seizure of 3 and a half tons of narcotic drugs and 15 tons of psychotropic substances and the arrest of about 12 thousand accused during this year.

Interior Ministry Spokesman Brigadier General Miqdad Miri Hassan Al-Moussawi said in a statement: The General Directorate for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Affairs during the current year seized 3 and a half tons of narcotic substances and 15 tons of psychotropic substances, indicating that the number of those arrested and sentenced in drug cases this year reached about 12,000 defendants. .

Source: National Iraqi News Agency