KABUL, Aug 21 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan police destroyed six drug processing labs and arrested 15 persons, on charges of involvement in the drug business in the capital, Kabul, and provinces of Kandahar, Wardak, and Ghor, said a statement by the Ministry of Interior Affairs, yesterday.
Acting on tip-offs, the counter-narcotics police launched operations nationwide on Saturday, seizing a vast quantity of materials used in manufacturing heroin at the sites raided, and from the possession of the arrested people, the statement said.
Afghan authorities have intensified the crackdown on illicit drugs, and those involved in the underground business. A few days ago security personnel arrested 18 alleged drug smugglers, in six out of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, according to the police.– NNN-ANA
