"5 British marines charged in Afghan death" by Jill Lawless | Associated Press, October 15, 2012
LONDON — Also Sunday, Afghan officials announced that counternarcotics police poured gas on more than 24 tons of narcotics and other illegal substances, then set the pile ablaze on the outskirts of Kabul.
Afghan authorities said the drugs, drug-making chemicals, and alcohol were seized in and around the capital during the past nine months.
Baz Mohammad Ahmadi, deputy minister of counternarcotics at the Interior Ministry, said the destroyed drugs included heroin, opium, and hashish.
He said 907 suspects had been arrested in connection with the seizure of the drugs and other materials.
‘‘It is a considerable amount of narcotics,’’ Ahmadi told reporters at the site as a cloud of black smoke spiraled over the burning drugs. ‘‘Compared with [a similar burn from a comparable period] last year, it’s a 35 to 45 percent increase.’’
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Baz Mohammad Ahmadi, deputy minister of counternarcotics at the Interior Ministry, said the destroyed drugs included heroin, opium, and hashish.
He said 907 suspects had been arrested in connection with the seizure of the drugs and other materials.
‘‘It is a considerable amount of narcotics,’’ Ahmadi told reporters at the site as a cloud of black smoke spiraled over the burning drugs. ‘‘Compared with [a similar burn from a comparable period] last year, it’s a 35 to 45 percent increase.’’
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Also see: WHAT OUR CHILDREN ARE DYING FOR IN AFGHANISTAN
Are the bank profits worth it?
