An accused of stealing a billion dinars arrested while trying to travel to Lebanon via Baghdad airport

The Spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasool, announced the arrest of an accused of stealing a billion dinars while trying to travel to Lebanon via Baghdad International Airport.

Major General Rasool said in a statement: “According to the directives of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces in following up organized crime elements, and with accurate information from the Iraqi National Intelligence Service and with continuous follow-up by the Service from Al-Muthanna Governorate to Baghdad International Airport and in cooperation with Al-Muthanna Police Command, one of the suspects was arrested for stealing an amount of one billion Iraqi dinars belonging to a citizen in Al-Muthanna Governorate.

He added, “The necessary legal measures have been taken against the accused.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency