Nearly 6,300kg of opium seized in Takhar, 2 arrested

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): The Counter-Narcotics Department has seized 6,299 kilograms of opium in northern Takhar province.

In a statement, the police headquarters said approximately 6,299 kilograms of opium were recovered and seized, cleverly concealed inside a gas tanker in the Khatayan area of the province.

Two individuals were arrested in connection with the smuggling, which involved transporting the opium from northeastern Badakhshan province to Takhar.

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