Iraq achieves the first place in the Arab world for the second year in a row in cooperation on the ground and in intelligence for the fight against drugs, at the same time as seizing about 2.8 tons of narcotic substances from the beginning of 2026, and issuing thousands of verdicts against the accused. But with these numbers, the most important question remains: Will security successes lead to a drug-free Iraq?

Iraq achieves the first place in the Arab world for the second year in a row in cooperation on the ground and in intelligence for the fight against drugs, at the same time as seizing about 2.8 tons of narcotic substances from the beginning of 2026, and issuing thousands of verdicts against the accused. But with these numbers, the most important question remains: Will security successes lead to a drug-free Iraq?