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May 20, 2003
Release Number: 03-05-70
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TASK FORCE VIGILANT JUSTICE
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Fifteen Iraqi personnel were detained Monday night in the first Task Force Vigilant Justice raid here.
Also seized were eight AK-47 rifles, $30 million Iraqi Dinar and some fake passports.
Task Force Vigilant Justice is headed up by the 18th Military Police Brigade and was established to aggressively reduce crime in Baghdad. The task force conducts raids on areas where suspected and known criminal activities are taking place.
The detainees will be turned over to Iraqi authorities for trial to reestablish and legitimize the Iraqi judicial system.
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