Kabul, July 27 (IANS) Afghan counter-narcotics police have seized 42 kg of methamphetamine during an intelligence-led operation in northern Faryab province, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said in a statement. The drugs, which originated in western Herat province, were discovered concealed inside a vehicle and were being trafficked toward Balkh province when they were intercepted, according to a ministry statement released late Sunday.One suspect was arrested in connection with the seizure and …
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Kabul, July 26 (IANS) Police have rounded up more than 100 drug addicted people in central Afghanistan’s Daykundi province and sent them to a rehabilitation center, a statement from the Ministry of Interior Affairs said Sunday. It also noted that 78 drug addicted people have already recovered and reunited with their families in the province, Xinhua News Agency reported.The government would spare no efforts to provide medical treatment for the drug addicts while fighting against illegal drugs and…
Kabul, July 17 (IANS) Afghan police have seized 241 kilograms of illicit drugs and arrested nine suspects during two recent separate operations in northeastern Badakhshan province, the official media Bakhtar News Agency said on Friday. According to the report, special police forces discovered the narcotics during raids conducted in the Pul-e Begum and Tashkan areas, where the drugs were recovered from a vehicle and a residential house.The statement said nine individuals were taken into custody d…
Kabul, July 16 (IANS) The counter-narcotics police in the fight against illegal drugs have discovered hundreds of kilograms of materials during a series of operations in western Afghanistan’s Nimroz province, the counter-narcotics police commander in the province, Mawlawi Esmatullah Ahmad, said Thursday. The contraband, which includes 84 kg of opium, 130 kg of methamphetamine, and more than 200 kg of other illegal objects used in manufacturing opium and heroin, has been seized over the past week…
Kabul, June 30 (IANS) The counter-narcotics police in the fight against illegal drugs have discovered and destroyed a drug-processing lab in Helmand province south of Afghanistan, said a statement of provincial directorate for Information and Culture on Tuesday. The illegal laboratory was spotted in Baghran district on Monday, the statement said, adding that police also seized a huge quantity of illegal objects that were used in making illegal drugs from the site of operations.No one has been ar…
Kabul, June 8 (IANS) Afghan police in the drive against illegal drugs have discovered illegal drugs and also destroyed drug processing labs in the southern Uruzgan and western Farah provinces of the country, said a statement of the Ministry for Interior Affairs on Monday. A total of 21 kg of illegal drugs and 273 stimulant tablets (locally known as Tablet K) have been seized. Police also destroyed drug processing labs along with around 1,000 kg of objects used in manufacturing heroin in Uruzgan …
Kabul, May 10 (IANS) Afghan police have destroyed nearly 400 acres of land cultivated with narcotic crops in northern Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, the provincial police office said in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, the eradication operations were carried out across several districts of the province, adding that the poppy fields had been cleared as part of ongoing anti-narcotics efforts in the province, Xinhua News Agency reported. Last week, Afghan counter-narcotics forces…
Kabul, April 26 (IANS) Afghan law enforcement authorities have arrested 80 individuals on charges of drug trafficking following a series of coordinated operations carried out across multiple provinces, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said in a statement on Sunday. According to the ministry, counter-narcotics police conducted targeted raids in several regions, resulting in the seizure of significant quantities of illegal substances, including hashish, narcotic tablets, and materials used in the …
Kabul, April 15 (IANS) The counter-narcotics police in the drive against illicit drugs have publicly burned more than 100 kg of different types of narcotics in Khost province, east of Afghanistan, provincial director for Counter-Narcotics Qari Wahidullah Matawakil said Wednesday. The contraband, which included hashish, heroin, opium poppy, and thousands of stimulant tablets locally known as (Tablet K), was publicly set alight, the official emphasized without giving more information, Xinhua News …