Border Ports Authority Thwarts Quality Smuggling Operations of Narcotics, Medicines, and Funds at Multiple Ports

mesoiraq - The Border Ports Authority announced the success of its formations in thwarting three separate smuggling operations involving the seizure of narcotics, therapeutic medicines, and unauthorized funds at the ports of Baghdad International Airport, Al-Shalamcheh, and Zurbatiyah.

The official spokesperson for the authority, Alaa Al-Qaisi, explained that the regulatory and security teams operating at those ports managed to uncover advanced camouflage methods used by violators to introduce contraband.

The authority confirmed that necessary legal measures were taken against those involved, and they were referred along with the seizures to the competent judicial authorities to complete investigations and take deterrent penalties.