Diyala: Minister of Interior Abdul Amir Al-Shammari announced that 50% of organized crime rates have decreased in the country. Al-Shammari pointed out during a press conference, in the Diyala Governorate, to the decrease in organized crime rates in Iraq and the decline in drug promotion rates due to the war waged by the security services against them.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, he stressed that the ministry is not subject to any pressure to implement arrest warrants for outlaws. Al-Shammari stated that international drug trafficking networks have been overthrown and large quantities of narcotic substances have been seized within the province.