The Karkh Criminal Court in Baghdad

IRAQ: TWO DRUG TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH

November 3, 2025:

An Iraqi court on November 3, 2025 sentenced two convicted drug traffickers to death, after they were caught in possession of 102 kilograms of Captagon and an additional 96 kilograms of hashish.
"The Karkh Criminal Court issued a death sentence for two convicts for the crime of drug trafficking," the judiciary said in a statement.
"The two convicts were caught with 102 kilograms of Captagon narcotic substance, in addition to 96 kilograms of hashish narcotic substance, with the intent to trade and sell them among users," it added. 
Iraqi authorities arrested around 14,500 suspects on drug-related charges in 2024 and issued death sentences for 144 suspected drug traffickers. At least 454 others were sentenced to life (20 years in Iraqi law), according to official data.
In the first three months of 2025 alone, authorities across Iraq detained at least 1,365 suspected drug traffickers of Iraqi nationality and 194 foreign nationals, according to data published by the General Directorate of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances in late March.