Kabul, May 25 (IANS) Afghan police have destroyed around 1,000 acres of poppy fields in Samangan province, north of Afghanistan, over the past two days in a drive against illegal crops and illicit drugs, provincial police spokesman Hashmatullah Rahmani said Monday. During the counter-narcotics operations, which commenced recently in Dara-i-Suf Payen district and covered several villages, around 1,000 acres of land have been cleansed of poppy since the weekend, the official said, Xinhua News Agen…
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Kabul, May 3 (IANS) Afghan counter-narcotics forces have seized a substantial quantity of narcotics and drug-processing materials during ongoing operations in southern Helmand province, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported on Sunday. According to the report, authorities confiscated approximately 8,170 kg of heroin, along with materials used in the processing and production of illegal drugs. The seizure is part of continued efforts to combat drug trafficking and dismantle criminal networks …
Kabul, April 5 (IANS) Police have discovered illegal drugs, including 300 kg of hashish, and arrested four drug smugglers, said a statement of Afghanistan’s Ministry for Interior Affairs on Sunday. “Counter-narcotics police officers seized 300 kilograms of hashish in Helmand province,” the statement posted on the ministry’s social platform X said.According to the statement, police have also discovered and seized 2,800 intoxicating tablets from Jalalabad city, the capital of eastern Nangarhar pro…