MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Security forces arrested five persons for drinking alcohol and separately confiscated light hand heavy weapons in northern Balkh province.
The five men were arrested in Balkh district of the province for harassing people under the influence of alcohol, said Mohammad Asif Waziri, police spokesman.
He told Pajhwok Afghan News the arrested persons had been handed over to the relevant bodies for investigation.
It comes days after three people died and seven others fell unconscious after drinking methanol in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital.
Meanwhile, security forces confiscated a number of light and heavy weapons during . . .
