{"id":387193,"date":"2026-10-12T16:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/on-mountain-patrol-with-kurdistans-anti-drug-forces\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T16:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:00:28","slug":"on-mountain-patrol-with-kurdistans-anti-drug-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/on-mountain-patrol-with-kurdistans-anti-drug-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"On mountain patrol with Kurdistan&#8217;s anti-drug forces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6HjFU7rVjA0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"On mountain patrol with Kurdistan's anti-drug forces\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6HjFU7rVjA0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The trade in drugs is surging in Iraqi Kurdistan, fuelled by demand in Europe and war in the Middle East, as authorities are battling to keep up. <\/p>\n<p>Sky\u2019s Dominic Waghorn travelled with Colonel Erfan and his night patrol team to understand how Europe\u2019s drug corridor operates.<\/p>\n<p>#SkyNews #Kurdistan<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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