Force Raids Drug Labs, Seizes 15 Tons of Opium
A special anti-narcotics task force raided drug laboratories in eastern Afghanistan, seizing more than 15 tons of opium, officials said.
The opium, one of the largest hauls in recent years, could have been refined into about 1.5 tons of heroin.
The raids took place Wednesday in Nangarhar province’s Achin district, an Interior Ministry statement said, adding that Afghan Special Narcotics Force agents also destroyed 24 opium presses used to refine the drug. They also seized 3 tons of chemicals used to process opium into heroin and five AK-47 assault rifles. No arrests were made.
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