SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Police detained five men allegedly smuggling 271kg of heroin to Mamana, the capital of northern Faryab province, in northern Jawzjan province, an official said Wednesday.
Jawzjan Police chief Brig. Gen. Faqeer Mohammad Jawzjani said the five accused wanted to smuggle 271 kilograms of heroin in two corolla vehicles to unknown places, but they were captured by security forces on Tuesday night.
He said the detainees were yet to be interrogated. He said there was no doubt militants benefited from narcotics. He said seized drugs would be torched in the presence of government officials . . .
