SMC overthrows two international networks consisting of 40 foreign elements

Baghdad - INA 

The Security Media Cell announced today, Saturday, the overthrow of two international networks consisting of (40) foreign elements in Baghdad and other provinces.

The cell said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): “Based on the directives of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and based on accurate intelligence information and exceptional field follow-ups, and after carrying out a number of precise ambushes in Baghdad and other provinces, the heroes of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service, in cooperation with detachments. 

The Ministry of the Interior was able to overthrow two international networks consisting of (40) members holding foreign nationalities and involved in committing crimes of kidnapping, extortion, forgery, and human and drug trafficking.

SMC added, "After continuous pursuits based on detailed intelligence information, all members of the two networks were arrested, and the criminal evidence in their possession was seized by their members, who were distributed in various neighborhoods of the capital, Baghdad, and some other governorates, and their involvement in committing various crimes was proven, the majority of whose victims were foreign citizens residing in Iraq.".