AYBAK, Afghanistan, Jun 27 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan police have rounded up 230 alleged criminals, from Afghanistan’s northern Samangan province, over the past three months, and discovered 30 pieces of arms from their possessions, a statement by the provincial police said.
The arrested individuals, allegedly involved in criminal activities, including theft, robbery, carrying arms illegally, and creating law and order problems, had been detained during search operations, crackdown on outlaws and routine checking of people in police checkpoints, the statement added.
Police in Samangan province will not allow anyone to undermine security or create law and order problems for the people, the statement asserted.
Similarly, police in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, had also arrested 93 people, on charges of involvement in criminal activities over the past month, and confiscated arms and ammunitions from their possessions.
The Afghan caretaker government vowed to crack down on criminal elements, to ensure law and order in the war-torn country.– NNN-ANA
