Afghan border police forces successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle 2 kilograms of heroin from Kabul International Airport to the India.
Gen. Haq Nawaz Haqiar, commander of the Afghan border police forces in Kabul Airport said two smugglers were also arrested in connection to the smuggling plot.
He said the smugglers had inserted the heroin inside capsules and were looking to smuggle it to India.
The interior ministry of Afghanistan following a statement said the two drug smugglers are custody of the police forces and have been introduced to judiciary institutions.
This comes as another individual was arrested along with 854 grams of heroin from Kabul International Airport last Monday.
Afghanistan has been the greatest illicit opium producer in the entire world and opium production has been on the rise since the US-led invasion in 2001 despite billions have been invested by international community in counter-narcotics projects.
26/04/14 Khaama Press
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Gen. Haq Nawaz Haqiar, commander of the Afghan border police forces in Kabul Airport said two smugglers were also arrested in connection to the smuggling plot.
He said the smugglers had inserted the heroin inside capsules and were looking to smuggle it to India.
The interior ministry of Afghanistan following a statement said the two drug smugglers are custody of the police forces and have been introduced to judiciary institutions.
This comes as another individual was arrested along with 854 grams of heroin from Kabul International Airport last Monday.
Afghanistan has been the greatest illicit opium producer in the entire world and opium production has been on the rise since the US-led invasion in 2001 despite billions have been invested by international community in counter-narcotics projects.
26/04/14 Khaama Press
