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| Afghanistan |
| 17 Drug Smugglers Face Imprisonment |
| 2011-02-02 |
| [Tolo News] Seventeen drug smugglers who had been nabbed have been sentenced to imprisonment, Afghan Judiciary Counter-narcotics office said in a statement. Twelve of the smugglers were sentenced to 20 years in prison, and five others faced 2 to 6 years in jail. The men were accused of being involved in smuggling 1.5 tonne of opium and other narcotics and were nabbed in different parts of the country including Helmand, Nimroz, Faryab, Heart, Nangarhar, Badakhshan and Takhar provinces. Meanwhile, ...back at the ranch... Afghan Counter-narcotics Ministry said on Monday that poppy cultivation has increased in some provinces. A UN-funded survey conducted by the Ministry showed that many provinces where poppy cultivation was reduced to zero level, have begun recultivation. Counter-narcotics Ministry cites high price of opium and drought as the reasons for Afghan farmers' turning to poppy cultivation. The ministry confirms that poppy cultivation has risen in Farah, Ghor and Herat provinces. It also plans to conduct a massive survey in the countries rural areas in the near future. |
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