TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): A man trying to smuggle about 900 kilograms of ephedra, a wild herb known locally as ‘oman’ to Pakistan has been arrested in central Uruzgan province.
In a statement, the governor’s house said the man was arrested by security forces in Gizab district.
The source identified the smuggler as Inayatullah who wanted to smuggle the plant to Kandahar and then to Pakistan.
Earlier, the caretaker government called the transfer of this plant as smuggling and said it was a valuable plant and no one is allowed to smuggle it abroad.
The plant is also used in making . . .
