KABUL (Pajhwok): A woman has been detained on drug smuggling charges in Taloqan, the capital of northern Takhar province, an official said on Friday.
Police spokesman Aseer Khalil told Pajhwok Afghan News counter-narcotics police arrested the woman with 730 kilograms of opium Thursday evening.
The woman, trying to smuggle the drugs from Kalfagan district to the provincial capital, was arrested at a checkpoint, the official said.
Khalil identified the detainee as Khal Nisa, daughter of Yar Mohammad and a resident of Kalfagan. The . . .
