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Three employees of the North Umm Qasr customs centre accused of issuing receipts for goods that never entered Iraq (unnamed)

ثلاثة موظفين في مركز كمرك أم قصر الشمالي متهمون بقطع وصولات لبضائع لم تدخل العراق (لم تُذكر أسماؤهم)

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Legal status as of 20 October 2026

Arrested

Arrested or held; not convicted.

What the documents say

Caught in May 2023, according to the Integrity Commission, which said they issued customs receipts for goods that never entered Iraq, for companies run by a manager in agreement with them, to make the Central Bank believe that companies buying dollars had imported goods. No outcome is on record as of 19 October 2026.

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Person
Roles
  • Customs centre employees, North Umm Qasr

Cases

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Cases
CaseRoleStatus in this caseDetailAs of
Umm Qasr port: bribery and clearance cases against crossing, customs and port officials, including a six year sentence for the North Umm Qasr port director (from 2019 to 2025)Customs centre employees, North Umm QasrArrestedCaught in May 2023, according to the Integrity Commission, which said they issued customs receipts for goods that never entered Iraq, for companies run by a manager in agreement with them, to make the Central Bank believe that companies buying dollars had imported goods. No outcome is on record as of 19 October 2026.19 October 2026

Dated events

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  1. 3 May 2023
    ArrestedCaught by the Integrity Commission's Basra team

Documents

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  1. Baghdad Today3 May 2023Official statement reported by the mediaTier B

    النزاهة تضبط 3 متهمين في مركز كمرك أم قصر الشمالي ومنفذ الشلامجة

    قيامهم بقطع وصولات قطع بضائع لم تدخل إلى العراق؛ لغرض إيهام البنك المركزي بقيام تلك الشركات التي تشتري الدولار من البنك باستيراد بضائع
    Case: Umm Qasr port: bribery and clearance cases against crossing, customs and port officials, including a six year sentence for the North Umm Qasr port director (from 2019 to 2025)
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