LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Three persons have been arrested in the Garamsir district of southern Helmand province for smuggling iron to Pakistan.
Maulvi Mohammad Qasim Riaz, deputy director of the information and culture department, told Pajhwok Afghan News the alleged smugglers were arrested in Koshta area last night.
He said the men had loaded a vehicle with iron and wanted to smuggle it to Pakistan, but they were arrested. The detainees have been referred to judicial organs.
Earlier iron smugglers have been arrested in Helmand. Last month, 23 people were arrested in Garmsir district over smuggling iron to Pakistan.
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