The National Security Service announced today, Thursday, the dismantling of a drug trafficking network east of Baghdad.

The Service said in a statement, “The heroes of the National Security Service continue their qualitative operations to pursue forms of drug dealing and strike the dens of dealers and promoters. After an intelligence effort and careful monitoring of one of the networks classified as dangerous, a force from the Service, after obtaining judicial approvals, was able to raid the members of the network and arrest (5)persons accused of possessing quantities of narcotic drugs estimated at more than (3) kilograms, in addition to the seizure of various firearms.

It added, "This network includes the most important traffickers and distributors of narcotic poisons on the Rusafa side of Baghdad," noting that "our detachments were able to overthrow two of the defendants while chasing them through the alleys and arresting them with the seized items in their possession after they tried to get rid of them. Through their evidence, the rest of the network members were reached."

It stated that "the defendants' statements were duly recorded and they were referred to the competent judicial authorities to take the necessary measures against them in accordance with the law."

Source: National Iraqi News Agency