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| Sunday, 28 July 2002 |
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Pakistan seizes nearly one tonne of Afghan hashish QUETTA, Pakistan, July 27 (Reuters) - Pakistan's drugs squad said on Saturday it had seized 908 kg (2,002 lb) of hashish smuggled into the country from neighbouring Afghanistan, the third major haul in less than two weeks. An official of the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) said the hashish was found in a house in the village of Gardak, some 20 km (12 miles) west of the town of Bulada, bordering Iran. He said the seizure was made on Friday, foiling a plan to transport the drugs to Iran by camel. Last week, Pakistani troops confiscated more than 2.4 tonnes of Afghan hashish and 20 kg (44 lbs) of opium in two separate raids in southwestern Baluchistan province bordering Afghanistan. Afghanistan is one of the world's leading producers of opium, from which heroin is made. It is also a major producer of hashish. Officials in Pakistan say drug production and export are continuing in Afghanistan despite the presence of U.S. and allied forces there and efforts by the interim government to curb the trade. |
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