Afghan police seize illegal drugs, arrest drug smuggler

NAMPA / Xinhua

2026-08-24

KABUL, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Police personnel discovered 48 kg of illegal opium-type drugs from a car in eastern Afghanistan's Wardak province and took its smuggler into custody on Sunday, according to a statement issued by the provincial police office on Monday. The alleged drug smuggler was attempting to traffic the contraband from the northern Balkh province to western Farah, and then onward to an unknown destination. However, police, acting......

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