51 suspects, wanted men captured in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Policemen in Basra arrested 51 wanted men and suspects in a large-scale security operation in different areas of the province on Monday, according to the Basra police’s media office. “Policemen in Basra conducted search raids in different areas in the province, arresting 21 wanted men and 30 suspects on criminal scores,” the office told IraqiNews.com. “Several hand-grenades and 13 vehicles and two bikes that are not licensed were seized in the raids,” it added. The oil-rich port city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.   AmR (P)/SR 1