Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi security forces on Tuesday arrested 180 suspects and seized quantities of weapons in Basra, a police source said. "A joint army and police forces conducted a large-scale operation in Basra, capturing 44 suspecting including a Pakistani entered Iraq illegally through Safwan border road, 60 km west Basra," The Media office for Basra police told Aswat al-Iraq. "Forces nabbed 136 suspects in different parts of Basra,"the source added.Basra media office highlighted the forces "seized three rockets with wires prepared for launching in al-Zubair district, 35 km west Basra along with 120mm-claibre mortar rounds and three pistols".
"24 vehicles and 26 motorcycles without official papers were captured," the source added.