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Foreign Currency Smuggling Attempt Thwarted at Baghdad International Airport

Customs authorities announced the successful thwarting of an attempt to smuggle foreign currency through Baghdad International Airport. Officials stated that dedicated personnel intercepted a traveler...

Customs Thwarts Smuggling Attempt, Seizes Abandoned Medical Containers at Umm Qasr Port

The General Commission of Customs successfully thwarted a legal violation and seized two 40-foot containers abandoned at the dockyard of Umm Qasr Middle Port, immediately referring them to the compete...

Escalating Smuggling of Weapons and Drones Poses New Border Security Challenges

Security experts have warned of the increasing smuggling of weapons and drone components in the region, noting that cross-border smuggling networks are adopting more sophisticated and flexible methods...

Apprehension of Two Suspects Belonging to the Banned "Yamani Movement" for Involvement in Luring and Smuggling Activities

Competent judicial authorities announced the arrest of two suspects who confessed to belonging to the so-called "Yamani Movement." The operation was the result of intensive intelligence efforts and me...

Interior Ministry Announces Foiling Smuggling of Tons of Drugs and Issuing Hundreds of Sentences

The Ministry of Interior announced achieving advanced results in anti-drug efforts, having thwarted the smuggling of over 16 tons of narcotics and prevented their entry into the country over the past...

Formation of a Supreme Security Committee to Investigate Weapon Smuggling Attempts Across the Syrian Border

High-level security commands announced the formation of a specialized investigative committee to look into the circumstances surrounding the foiled attempt to smuggle weapons and missiles across the b...

Security Personnel Rewarded for Thwarting Major Smuggling Attempt and Refusing Bribes

As part of the government's ongoing anti-corruption campaign, the Ministry of Interior honored two police officers for thwarting an attempt to smuggle four million dollars through a security checkpoin...

Federal Integrity Commission Dismantles Scrap Iron Smuggling Network in Maysan

The Federal Integrity Commission's staff in Maysan Governorate successfully dismantled and apprehended a network specializing in the smuggling and sale of scrap iron. The network was conducting its il...

Dismantling of an International Drug Smuggling Network and Seizure of Crystal Meth in Maysan

Security authorities specialized in drug enforcement in Maysan Governorate announced the success of a qualitative intelligence operation that resulted in the dismantling of an international criminal n...

Calls for Stricter Control Over Drug Circulation and Confronting Organized Smuggling Networks

Security and strategic experts have warned of attempts by organized networks to exploit certain pharmaceutical outlets for illegal activities involving the promotion of narcotics. Experts emphasized t...

Customs Authorities Thwart Major Smuggling Operation, Seize Four Trucks in Central Region

Customs authorities announced the thwarting of a large-scale smuggling attempt in the central region, resulting in the confiscation of four trucks loaded with massive quantities of smuggled cigarettes...

Major Oil Smuggling Operation Thwarted in Basra via a Half-Kilometer Secret Pipeline

Competent security agencies announced today the thwarting of an organized attempt to smuggle crude oil on the strategic highway connecting the Basra and Dhi Qar governorates. The operation was the cul...