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, 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, 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…
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, 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 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, March 29 (IANS) Afghan security forces have dismantled two clandestine heroin processing laboratories and destroyed more than 6,000 kg of illicit drugs in western Ghor province, the Ministry of Interior Affairs announced on Sunday. Counter-narcotics units carried out targeted operations on the outskirts of the province, demolishing the facilities and seizing 6,140 kg of precursor substances used in heroin production, according to the ministry’s statement, Xinhua News Agency reported. Afgh…
Kabul, Jan 28 (IANS) Police discovered 18 kg of hashish-type illegal drug and arrested an alleged drug trafficker in eastern Khost province of Afghanistan, said a news release of the provincial police office on Wednesday. According to the statement, the alleged smuggler was attempting to sell the contraband in the Garbaz area, but police identified and took him into custody on Tuesday, Xinhua News Agency reported.Police would hand over the drug smuggler to the judiciary after completion of preli…
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…