PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Afghan counter-narcotics police have smashed poppy on eight acres of land in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province, a statement of the provincial police office said on Saturday.
The operations were launched in different districts of Baghlan province, with eight acres of poppy utterly destroyed, the statement said, adding that police won't allow anyone to cultivate illegal crops.
Afghan police have destroyed hundreds of acres of poppy across the country and have taken into custody those on the charge of involvement in the illegal drug business over the past couple of months. ■
