KABUL, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- The police have discovered 145 kg of illegal drugs in the northern region of Afghanistan and took into custody 10 alleged drug smugglers on Sunday, a statement of the Ministry for Interior Affairs said on Monday.
In the drive against illicit drugs, counter-narcotics police arrested three persons and discovered 106 kg of opium poppy and 32 kg of hashish in Kunduz province. Another man with 4 kg of hashish was arrested in the neighboring Baghlan and six persons with 3 kg of illegal drugs were detained in Balkh province, the statement of the ministry posted on X said.
The police won't allow anyone to produce or smuggle illegal drugs in the country, the statement further said.
Previously, police discovered 78 kg of opium poppy and arrested one person in the northern Takhar province on Thursday. ■
