Kabul, Jan 27 (IANS) Afghan police have discovered narcotic substances and arrested four individuals on charges of trafficking drugs in northern Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, local authorities confirmed on Tuesday. Mullah Mohammad Nabi Kamran, provincial director for counter-narcotics police, said the suspects were detained in various areas of Pul-e-Khumri, the provincial capital. During the operation, security forces seized a range of narcotic substances, including hashish and other heroin-re…
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Srinagar, Jan 16 (IANS) A quantity of brown sugar was seized in Srinagar and two persons arrested in this connection, police said on Friday.”Srinagar police have recovered 14 grams of narcotic substance, identified as brown sugar, during a ‘Naka’ (Checkpost) checking operation carried out by Police Station Kralkhud yesterday. The recovery was made from the possession of Rayees Ahmad Dar, also known as Rayees Bandaar, and Abish Imtiyaz Bhat, both inhabitants of the Barbarshah area of Srinagar…
Kabul, Jan 13 (IANS) Afghan security forces uncovered and torched three clandestine heroin processing laboratories and a large amount of illicit drugs in western Farah and southern Helmand provinces, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said in separate statements on Tuesday. Counter-narcotics units carried out targeted operations on the outskirts of the two provinces, destroying the facilities and recovering substantial quantities of substances used in heroin production, according to the ministry’s…
Srinagar, Jan 3 (IANS) Kashmir Divisional Commissioner, Anshul Garg, said on Saturday that drug addiction is a major challenge facing Jammu and Kashmir.Speaking to reporters here, the Divisional Commissioner said that drug addiction is a major warning signal that calls for a united response to tackle the growing menace.Garg called it one of the gravest social issues that Jammu and Kashmir is facing.He said, “The problem has intensified rapidly, and the issue has multiplied three times in the las…
Kabul, Dec 31 (IANS) More than 35,000 individuals struggling with drug addiction have completed treatment and rejoined their families across Afghanistan over the past year, government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid announced on Wednesday. The 35,228 recovered addicts received medical treatment and rehabilitation before being reintegrated into society, Mujahid said, Xinhua News Agency reported.The Afghan government has enforced bans on poppy cultivation and narcotics trafficking as part of a com…
Los Angeles, Dec 23 (IANS) Hollywood actor Michael Douglas has shared that he spent “a lot” of time talking to Rob Reiner about his son Nick Reiner’s drug problems. The director and his wife Michele were found dead at their home in Los Angeles on December 14 and their 34-year-old son Nick, who has been open about his struggles with addiction, is now behind bars after being charged with the double murder, reports ‘Female First UK’.Douglas also suffered drug problems within his family as his s…