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10 drug smugglers arrested in Kabul raid: Police

Police have arrested 10 drug smugglers, including  policmen, during operation in capital Kabul, a statement from the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Tuesday. After a joint agreement between different security institutions, security forces conducted effective raids against criminals…

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30 drug smugglers sentenced up to 16 years in jail

An appellant court has sentenced 30 drug smugglers from one to 16 years imprisonment. A statement from the Counter-Narcotics Justice Center (CNJC said the individuals had been detained in the past one week in connection with 25 cases…

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Over 40 convicted on drug smuggling charges

Primary and appellant courts have sentenced 42 individuals to jail on drug smuggling charges. The Counter-Narcotic Justice Centre (CNGC), said the accused were handed down different jail terms last week in 34 drug smuggling cases. A statement from…

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1,500 drug smugglers detained in 5 months: MoI

Around 1,500 people have been arrested nationwide in connection with 107 tons of drugs during the past five months, an official said on Monday. Maj. Gen. Abdul Khalil Bakhtyari, secretary counter-narcotics at the Ministry of Interior, told an…

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29 drug smugglers including women apprehended

KABUL, on charges drug smuggling and illegal cash transfers, an official said on Tuesday. The alleged smugglers detained in Kabul, Herat, Zabul, Balkh, Kapisa, Nangarhar and Nimroz provinces, the Criminals Justice Task Force (CJTF) spokesman said. Ahmad Khalid Mowahid told…

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34 detained on drug smuggling charges: CJTF

KABUL (Pajhowk): Thirty-four people, including a woman and a citizen of Iran, have been detained on drug smuggling charges in various provinces of the country, the Criminal Justic Task Force (CJTF) said on Sunday. The suspects were arrested in Kabul,…

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8 drug smugglers including woman detained

KABUL (Pajhwok) Eight drug smugglers, including a woman, have been arrested in connection in different provinces, the Criminal Justice Task Forces (CJTF) said on Wednesday. A statement for CJTF said the individuals were detained in the past seven days in…

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17 drug smugglers arrested in a week: CJTF

The Crminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Wednesday said 17 people have been detained on drug smuggling charges in capital Kabul and proivnces during the past one week. A CJTF statement received by Pajhwok Afghan News said 10…

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16 alleged drug smugglers held in a week

KABUL and an Iranian citizen, on drug smuggling charges during the past one week in different provinces, an official said on Wednesday.  Ahmad Khalid Muahid, spokesman for the Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF), said the accused were arrested at the…

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Smugglers cash empty Nimroz border with Iran, Pakistan

There is even not a single security post on the dozens of kilometers long border of southwestern Nimroz province with neighboring Iran and Pakistan, letting militants and smugglers easily travel between the three countries. Nimroz is one of…

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9 alleged drug smugglers held in a week

The Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) arrested nine people with thousands of kilograms of drugs during the past one week in Kabul and provinces, the task force sad in a statement on Wednesday. The CJTF statement said…

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129 drug smugglers arrested in last 3 months

At least 129 people in connection of 135 drug smuggling cases have been arrested in the country in the past three months, Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said on Saturday. According to a statement from the CJTF, received…

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4 detained smugglers escape from Nimroz jail

Four drug smugglers have escaped from a prison with the help of a prison guard in southern Nimroz province, an official said on Monday. The official at the provincial police headquarters, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok…

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5 suspected drug smugglers arrested in Kabul, Baghlan

Five people have been arrested by counternarcotics police in connection with drug smuggling, the Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said on Wednesday. A statement from CJTF said the alleged smugglers were arrested in four different cases in the…

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10 top drug smugglers among 2,906 arrested in 2015

The Ministry of Interior on Sunday said 2,906 drug smugglers have been arrested in 2015, when 311 tonnes of drugs and alcoholic drinks were seized. Brig. Gen. Baz Mohammad Ahmadi, counternarcotics department head at the MoI, told reporters…