KABUL, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Afghan counter-narcotics police have arrested 40 suspected drug smugglers and seized a quantity of illicit drugs during operations across multiple provinces, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said in a statement on Tuesday.
The seized contraband included 3.6 kg of methamphetamine, 12.4 kg of opium, 4.6 kg of hashish and nearly 3,000 stimulant tablets. Operations were conducted in several provinces, including Ghazni, Kabul, Nangarhar and Kapisa, according to the ministry.
The Afghan government has banned poppy cultivation, drug production and trafficking, vowing to continue its crackdown until the country, once a leading global source of opium, becomes drug-free. ■