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Afghanistan
Smugglers arrested with 4 kg of heroin in capital Kabul
2017-02-26
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A group of three smugglers were jugged
Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out!
by the security forces in the outskirts of Kabul
...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title Most Evil Man in the World and didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either....
city as they were attempting to smuggle 4 kg of heroin.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said the smugglers had placed the heroin in their shoes in a very professional way but were identified and arrested by the security forces in the control doors of Kabul city.

This comes as there has been a sharp rise in opium cultivation, production and smuggling across the country during the recent months.

According to the last survey report, there has been a 43 per cent rise in opium cultivation in Afghanistan.

The survey jointly conducted by the Afghan authorities and United Nations
...aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society...
Office on Drugs and Crime, around 201,000 acres of land were cultivated with opium in 2016.
Posted by:Fred

#1  Did you pay the tax on that smack? No? Off to jail wid youse!
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-02-26 11:21  

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