KABUL, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Police burned nearly one tonne of illegal drugs in the western Afghan province of Farah on Sunday, provincial police spokesman Kalimullah Nangyal said Monday.
The narcotics, including 955 kg of opium-type drugs, hashish and 36 kg of methamphetamine, were seized during a series of operations recently and publicly burned on Sunday, the official said.
Police also arrested a suspected drug smuggler, who would be handed over to the judiciary after the completion of a preliminary investigation, the official added. ■