Al-Amara The Maysan Governorate Police Directorate announced, on Monday, the arrest of (eight) persons accused of drug use and promotion in their possession materials and tools for abuse.

The Directorate stated in a statement that the detachments of the Department of Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances managed to arrest (8) suspects, including a woman who trafficked narcotic substances and in their possession tools of abuse and various types of narcotic substances, in separate areas of the city of Amara.

The Directorate indicated that legal measures have been taken against them and brought to the judiciary to obtain their fair penalty.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency