LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): At least five smugglers have been detained in southern Helmand province with more than 700 kilograms of narcotics in their possession, an official said on Wednesday.
The Helmand Police Chief, Brig. Gen. Abdul Ghafar Sapai, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the drugs were seized by the special counter-narcotics police personnel in the Rigjabar Desert area of Garamsir district.
Gen. Sapai said that 690 kilograms of opium along with nearly 20 kilograms of heroin was seized. Five suspected drug smugglers were nabbed in connection with . . .
