TALUQAN/PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): Police in northern Takhar and Baghlan provinces claim recovering more than nine kilograms of heroin and over 8,000 bullets.
Maj. Khalil Asir, spokesman for Takhar police, told Pajhwok Afghan News they arrested two suspected drug traffickers in the Aaq Kocha area of Kalafgan district.
He said the two individuals --Shamsullah and Zarposh -- were residents of Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province.
The men, according to the police spokesman, wanted to traffic 9.43kg of heroin but they were captured by police.
Asir added the case had been referred to judicial organs for further investigation . . .
