KABUL, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Afghan police confiscated more than 1 tonne of illicit narcotics, including 10 kg of methamphetamine, during a series of coordinated counter-narcotics operations across the country, the Ministry of Interior Affairs reported on Thursday.
The seizures took place in the northern provinces of Badakhshan, Takhar and Baghlan, as well as in eastern Ghazni and southern Helmand, according to official statements.
Security personnel have taken into custody 11 suspects on charges of smuggling and transporting drugs and referred their dossiers to the judiciary for further legal proceedings. ■
