KABUL, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The counter-narcotics police in the drive against illicit drugs have publicly burned more than 100 kg of different types of narcotics in Khost province, east of Afghanistan, provincial director for Counter-Narcotics Qari Wahidullah Matawakil said Wednesday.
The contraband, which included hashish, heroin, opium poppy, and thousands of stimulant tablets locally known as (Tablet K), was publicly set alight, the official emphasized without giving more information.
No one has the right to produce or smuggle illegal drugs in the province, the official said, warning that police would take legal action against anyone who violates the law.
The Afghan government has intensified its crackdown on illegal drugs as police earlier smashed hundreds of acres of poppy farms and set ablaze several tons of narcotics across the country over the past couple of months. ■
