5 men detained on drug-trafficking charges, says CJTF

KABUL (Pajhwok): Police and detective organs have detained five people in connection with trafficking more than a tonne of drugs and 880 litres of alcoholic beverages, the Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said on Tuesday.

A statement from CJTF said the men were detained in Kabul, Nangarhar and Paktia provinces with eight kilograms of heroin, 1,126 kilograms of hashish, 881 litres of alcoholic beverages and a vehicle.

Cases against the detainees have been sent to the CJTF for investigations, the statement added, without giving further details.

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