Britain’s security minister has pledged more U.K. support for Iraq’s security forces in combatting drug production and trafficking.
BAGHDAD — Britain’s security minister on Monday pledged more U.K. support for Iraq’s security forces in combatting drug production and trafficking..
While Iraq has in recent years primarily served as a transit country for drugs - particularly the amphetamine Captagon, which is largely produced in neighboring Syria - there have been some indications that Iraq is also moving into production. “There is always an overlap between drugs, human trafficking, terrorism and violence,” Tugendhat told the Associated Press. “.We are seeing criminal groups, human trafficking and drugs affecting not just Iraq, but the whole region and many of our friends and allies in the region.”
Sudani said the Iraqi and British interior ministries were preparing to sign a agreements outlining their cooperation on these issues.
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