dijlahpoint - The General Directorate of Narcotics Affairs announced on Saturday, September 12, 2026, the thwarting of a major smuggling operation in Iraqi territorial waters in cooperation with the Naval Force and Military Intelligence. The specialized operation resulted in the seizure of two boats and the arrest of three suspects, including a foreign national, as well as the confiscation of 150 kilograms of narcotics and 21,000 Lyrica pills. The Directorate emphasized that this operation is part of intensive intelligence efforts to cut off drug trafficking routes.