BaghdadThe Federal Police thwarted an attempt to smuggle 490 cartons of unlicensed medicines to the capital, Baghdad.
A statement by the Federal Police Command stated that, according to a careful security follow-up, a force from the Special Missions Brigade of the Federal Police, in conjunction with the National Security Apparatus, while carrying out the inspection duty in the checkpoint of (Qader Karam) in the Tuz Khurmato district in Salah al-Din Governorate, arrested a suspect riding a Mercedes Actros. He tried to smuggle 490 cartons of unlicensed medical supplies to the capital, Baghdad, which he tried to hide behind boxes loaded with fruits, where the accused and the seized materials were referred to the competent authorities to complete the investigation and legal procedures against him./ End
Source: National Iraqi News Agency