Two arrested in Diwaniya with 2 kg of crystal narcotics

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Two people, including one foreign national, were arrested in Diwaniya with two kilograms of crystal narcotics, Iraq's Directorate for Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances said on Wednesday. The directorate said in a statement that the operation was carried out based on intelligence and that both suspects were caught in the act of drug trafficking. The two kilograms of crystal narcotics were seized and the suspects were taken into custody, according to the statement. It added that legal proceedings have been initiated and the two individuals have been referred to the competent judicial authorities. The directorate said counter-narcotics operations will continue to be based on intelligence gathering and that it will act firmly against similar offenses. No further details about the suspects or the seized substance were immediately available.