KABUL, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security forces have dismantled two clandestine drug processing laboratories and seized more than 700 kg of illicit drugs in western Farah province, the office of the Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs for Counter-Narcotics announced in a statement on Saturday.
Counter-narcotics police units conducted a series of operations on the outskirts of Bakwa district, destroying the two labs and recovering 767 kg of illicit substances used in heroin production, according to the statement.
In a related development, security personnel arrested one individual in neighboring Nimroz province on charges of smuggling 57 kg of opium, the ministry said in a separate statement.
As part of broader anti-drug efforts, at least 237 drug users have recovered and reunited with their families after completing treatment at rehabilitation centers across six provinces.
The Afghan authorities have intensified their nationwide crackdown on narcotics trafficking and production, pledging to continue operations until poppy cultivation and heroin manufacturing are eradicated. ■
