44 suspects, wanted men nabbed in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Twenty-one wanted men and 23 suspects on Sunday were arrested during security raids in different parts of Basra province, according to the media office of Basra’s police. “During search raids in different parts of Basra province, 21 wanted persons and 23 suspects were captured, and 20 unlicensed vehicles and 15 motorbikes were seized,” the office told IraqiNews.com news agency. The Shiite city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1