FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): Three drug smugglers were detained in northeastern Badakhshan province on Tuesday, an official said.
Provincial police chief, Brig. Gen. Ghulam Sakhi Ghafoori, told Pajhwok Afghan News 15 kilograms of heroin were seized from a wood-laden truck.
The heroin was seized when the truck was stopped for a search at a security post on the outskirts of Faizabad, the provincial capital, he said.
Gen. Ghafoori added the heroin had been packed skillfully. Police detained the driver and a second individual in connection with the smuggling.
Meanwhile, a car driver . . .
