The intelligence agency detachments in Al-Najaf arrested, during the past 72 hours, 8 persons accused of premeditated murder and those wanted in accordance with the provisions of Article 406, and convicted one of them by hanging to death. They also arrested drug dealers and seized narcotic substances in his possession.
It said in a statement that, and in implementation of the instructions of the Minister of Interior, which included the pursuit of gangs of outlaws, the detachments of the intelligence agency specialized in combating terrorism in Najaf governorate were able in the past 72 hours, and through following up and pursuing targets that fall within their sector of responsibility, to arrest 8 accused of premeditated murder and wanted persons according to the provisions of the Article 406, seized 2 Kalashnikov, and l convicted one of them by hanging to death, in addition to the arrest of drug dealers and the seizure of a quantity of narcotic substances in his possession.
The agency called on the citizens to report all outlaws throughout Iraq by calling the toll-free hot number 144.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency