KABUL, Jan 12 (NNN-BNA) – Counter-narcotics police, uncovered 64 kg of illicit drugs, including methamphetamine, and arrested 17 suspected drug smugglers, in two provinces of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement, yesterday.
The contraband, which included 43 kg of methamphetamine and 21 kg of hashish, was seized during separate routine operations, conducted by the police in the outskirts of eastern Nangarhar and northern Kunduz provinces, the statement said.
Without disclosing the time of these events, the statement said, 10 people were arrested on charges of drug trafficking and purchasing in Nangarhar, and seven others were arrested in connection with drug smuggling in Kunduz.
The Afghan caretaker government has stepped up its crackdown on illicit drugs and those involved in the business, vowing to fight the menace until the country is free from poppy cultivation.– NNN-BNA
