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| NSS seizes millions of Dollars intended for smuggling |
| 2023-08-02 |
May or may not be related to the War on Terror — we lack information to determine at this point, so for now it’s filed as Page 3: Non-Wot. [Shafaq News] The National Security Services (NSS) announced on Tuesday the dismantling of networks involved in suspicious financial activities and the seizure of over 14 million dollars before being smuggled.The NSS’s spokesperson, Arshad al-Hakim, stated that "The NSS conducted an extensive campaign to pursue smugglers after intensifying intelligence efforts and field monitoring, leading to the apprehension of major smuggling networks comprising individuals engaged in suspicious financial and banking activities. They confessed to establishing fake companies to engage in commercial activities as a front for smuggling currency out of Baghdad." He further revealed that "the operation was carried out by a specialized team from the NSS and after receiving evidence from the Anti-Money Laundering Office confirming the existence of the currency smuggling operation, a series of raids were conducted in various areas of Baghdad under the supervision of the Third Karkh Investigative Court, resulting in the arrest of 11 suspects who disclosed the main locations of money storage in the capital, Baghdad." Moreover, he pointed out, "Over 14 million dollars and 5 billion dinars were seized, along with several different types of weapons." Authorities foil attempted smuggling of large sums of money in Baghdad [Shafaq News] An anonymous security source revealed on Tuesday the apprehension of an individual attempting to smuggle a staggering sum of 260,000 dollars and 140 million Iraqi dinars in the capital, Baghdad. The source informed Shafaq News Agency that "under the supervision of Major Imad, a security force managed to arrest a person endeavoring to clandestinely transport a sum totaling 260,000 US dollars and 140 million Iraqi dinars, which his owner intended to smuggle concealed within his vehicle towards northern Iraq." Elaborating further, the operation was successfully executed through sustained surveillance carried out by the "Currency Smuggling Unit" affiliated with the organized crime department, under the command of the aforementioned Major, within the jurisdiction of Taji heading towards northern Iraq. Earlier today, the National Security Services (NSS) announced the dismantling of networks involved in suspicious financial activities and the seizure of over 14 million dollars before being smuggled. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 Official: "It's obviously criminal money --- they didn't bribe me with it!" |
| Posted by: magpie 2023-08-02 13:28 |
| #1 I'd guess the Ambassador Airlines is pretty busy. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-08-02 00:42 |