Drug dealers arrested in Karbala

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: Six drug dealers on Monday were arrested in different parts of Karbala City, according to a local media director. “Anti-drugs personnel arrested six persons with a large amount of drugs in their possession,” Maj. Alaa Abbas told Iraqi News. The major did not reveal the amount of drugs seized by the police, but noted that an investigation is currently underway. The holy Shiite city of Karbala lies 110 km southwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1