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Drug lab busted in Afghanistan

According to Mr Omar, the illicit drug processing lab was discovered on Thursday and smashed immediately.

• June 16, 2023
Afghan counter-narcotics police
Afghan counter-narcotics police [Credit; Daily Sabah]

Afghan police have discovered and destroyed a drug lab in Dilaram district of Afghanistan’s western Nimroz province.

Mawlawi Abdul Wasi Omar, the district’s head of counter-narcotics police, said Friday.

According to Mr Omar, the illicit drug processing lab was discovered on Thursday and smashed immediately.

The official said that police also arrested a drug smuggler at the site of the operations.

In a similar operation, police discovered two drug processing labs in the northern Badakhshan province a couple of days ago and detained two people. 

(Xinhua/NAN)

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