Iraq faces a new adversary: Crystal Meth | World News, The Indian Express

Iraq faces a new adversary: Crystal Meth | World News, The Indian Express

By New York Times |Published: September 15, 2019 2:07:18 pm

Iraq faces a new adversary: Crystal Meth

Last year in Basra province, Iraq’s southernmost governorate and the one with the worst drug problems, 1,400 people, almost all men, were convicted of possession or sale of illegal drugs, mostly crystal meth. More than 6,800 are in prison nationwide.

Two suspected drug users who were arrested during a night raid targeting a dealer in Basra, Iraq (Ivor Prickett/The New York Times)

By Alissa J. Rubin