In brief
In a Saturday operation, Afghan counter‑narcotics police seized 180 kg of opium and hashish in Takhar province and arrested four traffickers, according to Xinhua. The seized drugs were hidden in a car and the suspects were en route to an unknown destination. A similar operation in Herat saw police confiscating 32 kg of methamphetamine and detaining two individuals.
Afghan counter‑narcotics police seized more than 180 kg of opium and hashish and arrested four suspected traffickers in Takhar province on Saturday, Xinhua reported.
The seized contraband included 143 kg of opium and 40 kg of hashish, which had been concealed in compartments of a car, said provincial police spokesman Naqibullah Masroor.
The four suspects were transporting the drugs to an unknown destination when police intercepted their vehicle in the provincial capital, Taluqan, and arrested all of them, he added.
Meanwhile, in the western Afghan province of Herat, police seized 32 kg of methamphetamine and arrested two individuals in a similar operation on Friday, the report added.
