Baghdad: Baghdad Operations Command announced, on Sunday, the arrest of 17 defendants in various cases in various areas of the capital. The command stated in a statement: 'our joint detachments arrested 17 defendants according to various legal articles,' indicating that 'the defendants are wanted for (criminal, promoting and using narcotic substances, and possessing unlicensed weapons).' It added, "12 pistols, six rifles, two drones, a number of vehicles and motorcycles violating traffic controls, and a quantity of narcotic substances and drug abuse devices, in addition to expired medications, were seized on Karkh and Rusafa sides of Baghdad". Source:National Iraqi News Agency