Najaf Criminal Court Sentences Drug Trafficker to Life Imprisonment

The Najaf Criminal Court has sentenced a drug trafficker to life in prison for attempting to smuggle narcotics. Security sources reported that the defendant was caught attempting to transport 35 grams of crystal methamphetamine inside his body. The court issued the ruling under Article 27 of the 2017 Law on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, numbered 50. No further details regarding the identity of the defendant or the date of the arrest were immediately available.