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Iraq
2 Iranian infiltrators arrested in Diala
2010-07-13
DIALA / Aswat al-Iraq: Two Iranian infiltrators were arrested on Monday in northeast of Baaquba, according to a security source.

“Security forces arrested on Monday (July 12) two Iranian persons in Imam Wies region in Khanaqin, northeast of Baaquba, for entering the country illegally,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“They are suspected for smuggling drugs as an amount of drugs were found in their possession,” he added.
That doesn't mean they were smugglers, that's just an excuse ...
Baaquba, the capital of Diala, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad.
Posted by:Steve White

#3  getting caught smuggling drugs in Iran will get you a death penalty. Our Iranian "friends" should have no problem with milking these criminals for info then executing them, correct?
Posted by: Frank G   2010-07-13 19:51  

#2  Even if they're employed by al-Quds or some other Iranian military organization, if they're smuggling large amounts of hard drugs, they won't be distinguishable from members of a criminal smuggling gang for long. Look at the Mexicans & the Zetas. Third-World military discipline breaks down fast in the presence of loose cash, illegal drugs, and covert conditions.

I have to wonder how much of this sort of thing has already happened within the Iranian military, and just how hollowed out they are by it.
Posted by: Mitch H.   2010-07-13 14:40  

#1  Lost hikers, no doubt.
Posted by: American Delight   2010-07-13 12:28  

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