Basra: A joint security force arrested two wanted persons and seized narcotics in Basra. The Basra Police Command stated that "a joint force from the Emergency Regiments Directorate, the Tactical Unit, and detachments from K9, Intelligence, Narcotics, Crime, and Facility Protection carried out a large-scale search operation in one of the areas of the governorate center, which resulted in the arrest of 15 wanted persons and the seizure of narcotics and drug use tools. Source: National Iraqi News Agency