30 wanted persons arrested in operations in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Policemen captured 30 wanted persons and seized scores of unlicensed vehicles during large-scale security campaigns in Basra on Friday, a police spokesman said. “Security forces conducted search raids in different areas of Basra, arresting 30 men wanted on different criminal charges and seizing 28 unlicensed vehicles and 17 unlicensed motorbikes,” the spokesman told IraqiNews.com news agency. The oil-rich port city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P) 1