Police forces seized three kilograms of drugs in the Shalamcheh area in the Iraqi-Iranian border area, east of Basra. The Commander of Basra Police, Major General Latif Abdul-Ridha Al-Saad, said in a statement: "The security forces arrested a wanted suspect in an investigative case at the Khor Al-Zubair Police Station affiliated with the Safwan Police Department." He added: "After a thorough investigation with the accused, he confessed to the presence of a quantity of drugs buried in the Shalamcheh area on the Iranian-Iraqi border strip. Based on his confession, the judge's approval was obtained, and in coordination with the National Security Service and the Border Guard, three kilograms of hashish were seized." Source: National Iraqi News Agency