Afghan police destroy poppy farms, arrest 10

KABUL: The counter-narcotics police have destroyed hundreds of acres of poppy farms and arrested 10 persons on the charge of involvement in drug business across Afghanistan, a statement of the Ministry of Interior Affairs said on Wednesday.

The poppy farms had been destroyed in Bamyan and Wardak provinces recently, the statement said, adding police won’t allow anyone to cultivate illegal crops in the country.

Police have also arrested 10 individuals from Heart, Parwan, Kapisa, Badakhshan and Takhar provinces over involvement in the illegal drug business, the statement said.

-Xinhua