Britain’s security minister has pledged more U.K. support for Iraq’s security forces in combatting drug production and trafficking
Britain’s security minister on Monday pledged more U.K. support for Iraq’s security forces in combatting drug production and trafficking..
While Iraq has in recent years primarily served as a transit country for drugs - particularly the amphetamine Captagon, which is largely produced in neighboring Syria - there have been some indications that Iraq is also moving into production.Tugendhat pointed to the discovery by Iraqi authorities last month of a factory that was producing Captagon in Iraq, in a province bordering Saudi Arabia. The Gulf country is a major market for the pills.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said in a statement that his country has made “significant efforts” to combat drugs and human trafficking.
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