KABUL, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Police in the drive against illegal drugs arrested three drug smugglers and discovered hashish from their possessions in northern Afghanistan's Samangan province on Tuesday, a news release of the provincial police office said.
Three drug smugglers were going to traffic 700 grams of hashish from the northern Balkh to Baghlan province via Samangan at midnight, but a patrol police team intercepted their car and, after searching, discovered the contraband and detained its owners, the news release added.
In similar operations, police also discovered a stolen car and returned it to its owner in Samangan's neighboring Jawzjan province on Monday. ■
