KABUL, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Afghan security forces have dismantled a clandestine drug processing lab and arrested 10 drug smugglers in western Ghor province, the Ministry of Interior Affairs announced in a statement on Sunday.
Counter-narcotics police units conducted separate operations on the outskirts of Tulak and Saghar districts, destroying the lab and seizing 30 kg of illicit drugs used in heroin production, according to the statement.
In a related operation targeting illegal narcotics, security personnel apprehended 10 drug smugglers along with 470 kg of narcotics in the Allah Yar district of the province, the ministry added.
The Afghan government has intensified its crackdown on illicit drugs and associated networks, pledging to combat the issue until the country is free from poppy cultivation and the substances involved in heroin manufacturing. ■
