Drug lab destroyed in Nimroz, 9 arrested

ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Police have destroyed a drug laboratory after in southwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Sunday.

The factory was operating in Zaranj, the provincial capital. Police also detained nine people during a raid on the lab, the crime branch chief said.

Col. Mohammad Qasim Jangalbagh told Pajhwok Afghan News the factory was producing Crystal — a refined form of heroin  

Earlier, more than 10 tonnes of drugs that were seized from different parts of the province had been torched by the authorities.

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