KABUL, Oct 12 (NNN-BNA) – Afghanistan’s counter-narcotics police, have rounded up 14 individuals over the past 24 hours, on charges of involvement in drug smuggling and selling, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said in a statement, yesterday.
The alleged drug smugglers have been arrested from Parwan, Takhar, Kunduz, Paktia, Laghman, Kapisa and Daykundi provinces, said the statement, posted on the ministry’s X account.
Police also recovered about 100 kg of various illegal drugs, including 67 kg of opium poppy, and seven kg of hashish, from the possession of the arrested individuals, the statement added.– NNN-BNA
