Afghan police in eastern Nangarhar province have foiled an attempted smuggling of 400 kg heroin, the interior ministry said Wednesday.
"In the war on drug, police in Nangarhar province captured 400 kg heroin, 36 kg Ammonium Chloride and 24 kg opium poppy during routine checking on Tuesday and detained one person in this regard," the ministry said in a statement issued Wednesday.
Afghanistan tops poppy growing nations in the world with an estimated output of 8,200 tones of opium poppy in 2007.
Source: Xinhua
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