Basra Criminal Court hands death penalty to convicted drug dealer

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  • 11-08-2024, 12:24
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    Baghdad-INA
     
    Basra Criminal Court issued a death sentence on Sunday, against a drug dealer.
     
    “The convict brought narcotic substances into Iraq for the purpose of trafficking them and selling them among drug users,” The Judicial Council stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
     
    The statement added that "the ruling was issued based on the provisions of Article 27/First of the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017."