Bid to smuggle 38,000kg of silver foiled in Kandahar

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Security forces have foiled an attempt to smuggle 38,000 kilograms of silver in southern Kandahar province.

In a statement, the governor’s office said the silver was seized by 205 Al-Badr Corps forces during a patrol in the Mazal Guli area of Spin Boldak district.

The statement did not provide further details but said several smugglers had attempted to transport the silver illegally to a neighboring country.

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