Baghdad: Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) announced on Thursday the arrest of two drug traffickers and the launch of extensive search operations across Al-Muthanna and Dhi Qar provinces as part of ongoing efforts to combat narcotics trafficking.

According to Iraqi News Agency, the CTS stated that its forces conducted a series of security operations intended to strengthen security and stability while targeting drug trafficking networks.

In Al-Muthanna Province, CTS personnel collaborated with the Directorate of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Affairs and the provincial police command to arrest a suspected drug trafficker. The individual was subsequently handed over to the relevant narcotics directorate.

In a separate operation in Dhi Qar Province, CTS forces detained another suspected drug trafficker, transferring him to the province's Directorate of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Affairs in line with legal procedures.

Additionally, the CTS statement highlighted that units executed a large-scale operation across the districts of Al-Fajr, Al-Fuhud, Suq Al-Shuyukh, and Al-Bathaa in Dhi Qar. These operations aimed to survey and inspect border areas adjoining the provinces of Wasit, Al-Qadisiyah, Maysan, Basra, and Al-Muthanna.

The service emphasized that the operations were grounded on precise intelligence, continuous field monitoring, and judicial warrants issued by the CTS investigative judge.