Police destroy drug lab in N/Afghanistan

Wed, Aug 23, 2023
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POLICE have discovered and destroyed a drug processing lab in north Afghanistan’s Baghlan Province, Qari Abdul Ghafori, head of the provincial police department, said Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off, police launched operations in the Tala-o-Barfak district on Tuesday and unearthed a drug processing lab along with a massive quantity of materials and objects.

The materials and objects  used in manufacturing heroin, were smashed  on the spot, and the police took three persons into custody, the official said.

Afghan authorities have intensified  crackdown on illicit drugs, and those involved in the underground business as security personnel arrested two alleged drug smugglers in the western Herat Province on Tuesday.

Afghan caretaker government has vowed to fight against poppy cultivation and opium trade in the war-torn country. (Xinhua/NAN) 

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-Aug. 23 2023 @ 16:10 GMT |

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