15 wanted men detained, weapons seized in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Tuesday arrested 15 wanted men and seized an amount of weapons during security operations in separate areas of Basra, according to a security source. “Policemen launched a crackdown operation in separate areas of Basra, where they arrested 15 wanted men,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “50 guns and one pistol were seized in the operations,” he added. Basra is 590 km south of Baghdad. SH (P) 1