Archive · 28 Dec 2025
Afghan Police Arrest Eight in Drug Operations
Afghan police have been working hard to stop drugs in their country.
They recently caught eight people who were making and moving illegal drugs like hashish and heroin.
The police found these drugs in different places where the people they caught lived.
They also found and destroyed a place where drugs were being made in Laghman province.
In another place, Takhar province, they caught someone trying to sell drugs.
Afghanistan is trying very hard to stop drugs from being made and sold.
They have been doing special operations to find and stop drug makers and sellers.
In one operation, they found and took away a lot of a special plant used to make drugs.
The police are doing their best to keep their country safe from drugs.
Afghan police arrested eight individuals for drug production and smuggling in Jawzjan province.
Significant quantities of hashish and heroin were seized during targeted operations.
A drug processing laboratory was destroyed, and one suspect was arrested in Laghman province.
A suspected drug smuggler was detained in Takhar province while transporting crystal methamphetamine.
Afghanistan has intensified counter-narcotics measures, including recent seizures of opium poppy and other drugs.
- Who
- Afghan police and counter-narcotics forces
- What
- Arrested eight individuals and seized drugs in multiple provinces
- When
- Recent operations in December and November
- Where
- Jawzjan, Laghman, Takhar, and Nimroz provinces
- Why
- To combat illegal drug production, trafficking, and distribution
- Arrested Individuals
- Eight
- Drugs Seized
- Hashish, heroin
- Provinces Involved
- Jawzjan, Laghman, Takhar, Nimroz
- Recent Operations
- December 20, November 14, November 9
- Additional Seizures
- 170 kg of opium poppy, crystal methamphetamine, heroin production materials