The Intelligence Agency announced today the arrest of three suspects with sums of money in their possession intend to smuggle.

The intelligence agency stated in a statement: “In implementation of the directives of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and under the direct supervision of the Minister of Interior to prevent currency smuggling, control the currency market, and prevent speculators from manipulating and smuggling currency, the intelligence agency has begun to take strict measures to limit currency smuggling by checking arrivals to the north of the country. Indicating that “these procedures resulted in the arrest of three suspects in Diyala who wanted to smuggle an amount of money estimated at (128,500) dollars to the northern governorates.”

It indicated that "the necessary legal measures have been taken against them," calling on "citizens to contact and provide information on the outlaws."

Source: National Iraqi News Agency