Police intercepted a tanker carrying dozens during foreign worker arrests in Diyala province Monday morning. Authorities said smugglers attempted moving concealed laborers across internal checkpoints to evade inspections today successfully. Security forces acted quickly after intelligence indicated suspicious tanker activity near populated commercial areas nearby. Officers stopped the vehicle inside Jadid Shatt subdistrict within al-Khalis district during patrol operations today.
Investigators discovered forty-two Pakistani nationals hiding inside cramped tanker compartments without legal documentation during inspection. Police immediately detained everyone involved and transferred suspects for questioning and legal processing procedures today. Officials emphasized that foreign worker arrests demonstrate increasing enforcement against illegal migration networks nationwide recently. Moreover authorities pledged stronger monitoring to prevent future smuggling attempts across provincial boundaries effectively now.
Security commanders explained smugglers used concealment methods intending to bypass roadside inspections and detection efforts. Therefore investigators focused on identifying organizers who coordinated transport and recruitment of undocumented laborers involved. Authorities confirmed detainees entered Iraq earlier and traveled through northern provinces secretly beforehand without permits. Meanwhile officials reviewed surveillance reports to understand routes smugglers frequently used across regions recently discovered.
The Iraqi Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs monitors foreign workers and enforces laws nationwide. Officials reported approximately forty-seven thousand foreigners currently hold valid work permits across national sectors today. However unregistered workers face detention, deportation, and temporary bans from reentering the country legally afterward. Government representatives highlighted mass deportations conducted over recent years targeting unauthorized employment violations nationwide recently.
Officials confirmed authorities deported fifty-five thousand individuals and enforced strict reentry restrictions afterward nationwide recently. Additionally policymakers introduced workforce quotas requiring employers prioritize hiring Iraqi citizens over foreigners nationwide immediately. The Iraqi Council of Ministers approved regulations limiting foreign labor participation in private investments nationwide. Consequently companies must ensure compliance or face penalties, license suspensions, and legal consequences immediately thereafter.
Authorities also require foreign employees pay specific fees to obtain authorized employment status nationwide legally. Security leaders stressed vigilance remains essential to dismantle trafficking networks exploiting vulnerable workers nationwide today.
Therefore foreign worker arrests signal broader efforts strengthening border security and labor enforcement nationwide today. Officials urged businesses and communities cooperate with authorities to prevent illegal employment practices nationwide today. Ultimately authorities pledged continuing operations targeting smugglers threatening economic stability and national security nationwide today.
