MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Police in northern Balkh province arrested 1143 people, including 133 women, in connection with 660 criminal cases during the past one year.
Balkh police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri on Saturday briefed journalists about police performance in fighting crimes, drugs and strengthening security during the 1401 solar year.
He said that 1143 people, including 133 women, were arrested and handed over to the judicial organs in connection with 660 criminal cases including murder, kidnapping, drug smuggling, theft, forgery and electronic crimes in the year 1401.
He added anti-narcotics police destroyed poppy and cannabis crops on 172 . . .
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Abdul Saboor Sirat
