6 drug smugglers detained in Afghanistan-Xinhua

6 drug smugglers detained in Afghanistan

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-03-25 20:00:00

KABUL, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Police have detained one drug smuggler and seized illegal drugs in east Afghanistan's Laghman province, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said on Monday.

The suspect was attempting to take 120 kg of hashish from Laghman to an unknown area.

In the meantime, police have apprehended five drug smugglers and discovered 95 kg of illegal drugs in the southern Nimroz province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported Monday.

The Afghan caretaker government has vowed to fight illicit drugs, drug production and trafficking across the country.