Baghdad: The Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency announced the dismantling of a money laundering and gambling den in Baghdad’s Karkh district.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the agency stated in a press release: “Preemptive intelligence strikes were carried out by detachments of the Intelligence Agency (Federal Police Intelligence), relying on precise intelligence information and diligent field monitoring of suspicious movements and locations. These strikes revealed the use of a residential house in Baghdad’s Karkh district, which had been converted into a clandestine gambling hall (roulette and blackjack) and a haven for repeat offenders and suspicious individuals.”

The statement further explained: “After completing the legal procedures and obtaining judicial approvals, the house was raided, and three individuals were arrested in the act of gambling. All items related to the crime, including gambling paraphernalia and other suspicious activities, were also seized. Their confessions were recorded and legally ratified.”