An attempt to illegally introduce drugs to treat Corona

Baghdad - INA

The Federal Commission of Integrity announced today, Wednesday, that it has thwarted an attempt to enter a shipment of medicines to treat Coronavirus patients, in contravention of the law, at Basra International Airport.

The Commission’s Investigation Department said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that “the cadres of the Basra Investigation Department managed to seize a shipment of medicines belonging to a private company at the city's international airport,” indicating that “the medicines that were seized and intended to treat Corona virus patients are type (Remidsiver)  Bangladeshi origin consisting of (7) funds approximately 2500 ampoule containing ".

The department added that "the drugs seized without a certificate of origin or import license, as well as not obtaining the approval of the Ministry of Health," pointing out that "there are attempts and pressures to smuggle them and bring them into the country without organizing a customs transaction."

The department clarified that "a fundamentalist seizure report was organized in the process that was carried out according to a judicial memorandum, and it was presented to the judge of the Investigation Court specialized in integrity issues in Basra, to take appropriate legal measures."