KABUL, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Police have arrested two drug smugglers and discovered 12 kg of opium poppy from their possessions in the northern Afghanistan Badakhshan province, provincial police spokesman Ehsanullah Kamgar said Sunday.
The alleged drug smugglers, both Afghans, were attempting to take the contraband from Badakhshan to the western Badghis province on Saturday, but police identified and arrested them for investigation.
Police have also discovered an instrument that could check the quality of illicit drug during the investigation, the official further said.
In similar operations against illegal drug and drug smugglers, police arrested four outlaws and discovered 30,000 stimulant tablets locally known as "tablet K" in Afghanistan capital city Kabul a couple of days ago.
The Afghan interim government has banned poppy cultivation and vowed to crack down on illicit drugs and drug smugglers until the war-torn and once-poppy-growing nation becomes free of the drug menace. Enditem
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