Foiled Attempt to Smuggle 63 kg of Narcotics Found with Foreign Passenger at Najaf Airport

mniraq - The General Authority of Customs announced the seizure of a large quantity of suspected narcotics in the possession of a foreign passenger at Najaf International Airport. Customs staff successfully confiscated 21 bags weighing a total of 63 kg from a traveler arriving from India. Despite the passenger's claims that the bags contained food items, suspicions prompted immediate referral to competent authorities and supporting security teams for inspection and necessary legal action, in line with directives to tighten oversight and inspections.