An Iraqi judge specialised in drug cases was shot dead Saturday in southern Iraq, an area increasingly known as a trafficking hub, police and forensic sources said. Judge Ahmed Faisal was headed home in his car in the city of Amara, the capital of Maysan province, when unknown assailants blocked his route and opened fire, a police officer told AFP on condition of anonymity. A forensic source said the judge died of gunshot wounds to the head and chest. Both sources said the victim had been shot 15 times with a Kalashnikov. The killing was not immediately claimed. Assassinations and attempted as…