FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): At least three drug smugglers were killed and as many wounded when their vehicle struck a landmine in western Ghor province on Sunday.

Acting police chief Wahidullah Nizami told Pajhwok Afghan News that the drugs-packed vehicle hit the roadside bomb in Shabedak area of Ferozkoh city this morning.

As a result, he said, three drug traffickers were killed and three others wounded. A number of weapons were also destroyed in the vehicle.

According to Ghor officials, the smugglers wanted to smuggle drugs from north to south. They did not name the deceased.

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