Iraq: Ten al-Qaeda arrested, including drug dealers in Wassit

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Ten wanted were arrested, including a gang wanted for distribution of drugs north of Kut city, police sources said today. General Hussein Abdul Hadi told that eight of the arrested belong to Qaeda organization. The arrest took place in Suwaira area, 135 km north of Kut. He added that they were implicated with armed operations against the civilians and the security forces in the province, pointing that the raid was done according to intelligence information and judicial warrants for terrorism charges. Another two were arrested for drugs dealings among the youth in the city. Yesterday, police forces arrested seven wanted persons belong to Qaeda organization during a raid in the same area. Kut, the center of Wassit province, lies 180 km south east of the capital, Baghdad./129