In Afghanistan, police have destroyed thousands of kilograms of illegal drugs collected over the past year in eastern Ghazni province, said a statement of the Ministry of Interior Affairs.
The destroyed drugs included more than four hundred kilograms of hashish, three hundred kilograms of opium and seven thousand 7 hundred kilograms of cannabis resin and other illegal substances.
The statement warned that police would not allow the cultivation, processing, or trafficking of drugs anywhere in Afghanistan.
The public destruction was witnessed by officials, the statement said.
The destroyed drugs included 464 kg of hashish, 365 kg of opium, 7,743 kg of cannabis resin, 350 kg of heroin, 15 kg of methamphetamine, 3,500 stimulant tablets (locally known as “tablet K”), and other illegal substances, according to the statement.
The statement warned that police would not allow the cultivation, processing, or trafficking of drugs anywhere in Afghanistan.