Afghan police have arrested four people on the charge of drug smuggling in Laghman Province and in Herat Province, provincial authorities said Monday.
According to the statement of the provincial police headquarters of Laghman, the alleged smugglers in Laghman were attempting to sell the contraband to drug addicts in different parts of the country, but police identified them on Sunday and took them into custody for further investigations.
Herat's counterpart said that the alleged smuggler in Herat was attempting to take 14 kg of crystal used in manufacturing heroin out of the provincial capital of Herat City and was arrested on Monday morning.
The Afghan caretaker government has vowed to fight against poppy cultivation and opium trade in the war-torn country.
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