Iraq issues death sentence in 2.5 Kg meth smuggling case

2026-06-18T12:56:31+00:00

Shafaq News- Najaf

The Najaf Criminal Court sentenced a convicted drug trafficker to death after authorities seized 2.5 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine he was trying to bring into the province, a security source told Shafaq News on Thursday.

The court handed down the sentence under Article 27 of Iraq's Anti-Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017.

Since the start of 2026, Iraqi courts have issued about 50 death sentences and 400 life imprisonment rulings against convicted drug traffickers, while security forces have seized more than 2 tons of narcotics, according to the Interior Ministry's Directorate for Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances data.