12 suspects arrested, drugs, stolen gold jewelry and unlicensed weapons seized in Baghdad

The Federal Police forces arrested 12 suspects and seized a quantity of drugs, stolen gold jewelry and unlicensed weapons in Baghdad. The Ministry of Interior stated in a statement: "a operation of the security unit of the Fifth Division in the Federal Police, with the support of the intelligence, resulted in the arrest of (12) suspects according to various legal provisions that included (drugs, theft, quarrel, possession of weapons) in the areas of Sabaa Qusoor (Seven Palaces), Tariq neighborhood, Husseiniya Al-Maamel, Sadr City, Al-Muhandisin neighborhood, Al-Islah, Al-Shaab), and seized (a quantity of crystal, a Kalashnikov rifle, ammunition, stolen gold jewelry, and a sum of money), as part of the regional inspection operations carried out by the division's detachments to search for unlicensed weapons." It added: "A large-scale security operation in (Hussainiyat Al-Maamel) area resulted in the seizure of (a Kalashnikov rifle, 3 ammunition magazines, 150 bullets, and other materials), and the accused wer e referred with the seized items to the competent authorities." Source: National Iraqi News Agency