ZARANJ (Pajhwok): More than five tonnes of different types of narcotics and chemicals seized by police in southwestern Nimroz province have been torched, an official said on Sunday.
Governor, Mohammad Sami told Pajhwok Afghan News the drugs torched included 42 kilograms of morphine, 559 kilograms of heroin, 44 kilograms of shisha, 582 kilograms of opium and 450 kilograms hashish.
He said 463 kilograms of solid chemicals and 344 kilograms of liquid chemicals, used in narcotics, and 16 litres of alcohol were also burnt. Sami added 106 people had been arrested with 16 weapons and 40 . . .
