KABUL, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- In the fight against illicit drugs, police unearthed a drug processing lab in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province and detained five individuals on Tuesday, a spokesman for the provincial police office, Ehsanullah Kamgar, said.
Acting on a tip-off, the counter-narcotics police raided a place in Darayem district Monday morning and discovered the drug processing lab along with 170 kg of processed opium poppy, which was ready to turn into heroin, the official said, adding that five persons were arrested from the site.
The Afghan government has intensified its nationwide campaign against narcotics, targeting traffickers, cultivators, and production networks, with a commitment to eradicate poppy farming and heroin manufacturing. ■