Afghan Police Destroy 6 Heroin Labs

Police in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province have discovered and destroyed six heroin labs over the past week, a press release of the country's Interior Ministry said on Saturday.

"These illegal labs were destroyed in Achin district on Wednesday and Thursday respectively," the press release added.

However, it did not say if any one had been detained in this case but added the Afghan government would do its best to eradicate illicit drug in society.

According to a latest report of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), illicit opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan increased by 17 percent in 2007.

With the total area under cultivation at 193,000 hectares and estimated opium production at 8,200 tons, Afghanistan now accounts for 93 percent of the global illicit market for opiates.

2008-03-17

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