Millions in Cash, Gold, and Assault Rifles Seized in Arrest of Iraqi Oil Official

Iraqi anti-corruption forces arrested Adnan Mohamed Mahmoud, a deputy oil minister, during a raid that uncovered vast sums of cash (including roughly $10 million), gold, three billion Iraqi dinars, a large cache of assault rifles and ammunition, and 40 properties linked to him; the arrest prompted immediate removals within the state energy apparatus and is being presented by the new prime minister’s administration as a significant step in dismantling organized corruption in the oil sector.