Over 2.5 tons of illegal drugs seized in southern Afghanistan
Baku, March 5, AZERTAC
Police have discovered and seized more than 2.5 tons of a variety of narcotics during operations in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, Xinhua reported citing a provincial police spokesman.
The contraband, which included Hashish, opium, acid, ice, and other illegal objects used in manufacturing heroin, had been recovered mostly from Bahramcha district, the official said.
Earlier, in a similar crackdown against illegal drugs, police burned publicly around 4 tons of narcotics in the western Nimroz province.
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