Afghan Forces Destroy Secret Drug Laboratory, Arrest Four Suspects

Dragon Media News Desk

Afghan security forces have destroyed a clandestine drug-processing laboratory and seized 2,205 kilograms of illicit substances during a counter-narcotics operation in the country’s western Farah Province.

The Office of the Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs for Counter-Narcotics said in a statement on Saturday that specialized police units conducted a series of operations in an outlying area of the province.

According to the statement, officers recovered a large quantity of illegal substances used in heroin production, along with processing materials and equipment. The laboratory was dismantled and the seized materials were destroyed.

Police arrested four suspects in connection with the operation. Their case files have been referred to the judicial authorities for further investigation and legal proceedings.

Afghan authorities said counter-narcotics operations against the production, processing and trafficking of illegal drugs are continuing in different parts of the country.