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7 detained as 6 tonnes of smuggled medicines seized in Nimroz

<p style="text-align: justify;">ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Security forces in northwestern Nimroz province have arrested seven individuals and seized nearly six tonnes of human and veterinary medicines being smuggled from Pakistan, police officials said Sunday.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">Mawlawi Gul Mohammad Qudrat, spokesperson for the Nimroz Police, confirmed the incident, saying that highway battalion forces in the Dasht-i-Margo area confiscated 4,800 units of serum, 300 liters of thinner, 400 kilograms of human medicines, 62 cartons of veterinary medicines and five bales of cloth.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">He added that the seven suspects were arrested along with three communication devices and one camera.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">The seizure comes amid Afghanistan’s suspension of all trade with Pakistan following attacks attributed to Pakistan’s military regime and the closure of key transit routes.</p>

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