KABUL, June 5 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan National Police (ANP) arrested 10 drug traffickers and confiscated big amount of drugs following separate anti-drug operations on Thursday, the Ministry of Interior said Friday.
"Counter-Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA), which is part of ANP, arrested three people in Qalat city, capital of southern Zabul province. The arrestees had hidden around 10 tons of henbane inside a trailer truck and tried to transfer the drugs to neighboring Kandahar province," the ministry said in a statement.
In eastern Nangarhar province, five individuals who have placed 20 kg opium and 8.5 kg heroin in two vehicles were arrested in Bati Kot district and provincial capital Jalalabad city.
The smugglers planned to traffic the drugs to Kandahar, according to the ministry.
In eastern Panjshir province, the CNPA police conducted a special operation and arrested one person for transferring of 25 kg hashish to the national capital Kabul.
After initial investigations, the CNPA handed over the cases to the Counter Narcotics Justice Centre of Afghanistan (CNJC) that has a special court for jurisdiction of major drug cases, the statement added. Enditem
