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Police raid resort in Erbil on prostitution charges

PM:05:39:12/01/2022

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SULAIMANI — Erbil police said security forces arrested over 170 people at a resort outside the Kurdistan Region's capital on Tuesday night (January 11) on charges related to prostitution.

According to authorities in Erbil, 102 men and 77 women were arrested. The women were between the ages of 18 and 45. Erbil police also said a large amount of narcotics, banned substances and a variety of pills were seized.

A number of police directorates are working on the case due to the large number of people arrested.

The raid was carried out at a touristic spot located on the Kirkuk-Erbil road and the owner managed to escape.

(NRT Digital Media)

 Updated on January 12 at 20:10 AST