ZARANJ/ JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Police in southwestern Nimroz on Thursday claimed foiling a big smuggling bid by recovering 250 kg heroin to Iran and detained two alleged smugglers.
The illicit substances were recovered from the oil tanker at the Abrishim Border with Iran late on Wednesday, police chief Brig. Gen. Mohammad Qasim Jangal Bagh told Pajhwok Afghan News.
The anti-narcotics force (ANF) recovered the heroin during a routine check of the oil tanker.
Separately, police in eastern Nangarhar province recovered 65 kg hashish from a car coming from northern Baghlan province.
Police chief Brig. Gen. Fazal Ahmad Sherzad said following a tip-off, the ANF officials recovered the contraband from a car.
He said another 19 kg heroin had been recovered from a rickshaw in the Tamirato locality of Behsud district. Two alleged smugglers had also been held by the police, he added.
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