Dushanbe police seize large amount of narcotics on Thursday

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2013, Asia-Plus  — A special operation carried out by officers from the Interior Ministry’s office for Dushanbe on January 24 reportedly led to the seizure of a large amount of drugs. Police officers found 14.7 kilograms of raw opium and 14 kilograms of hashish hidden in a heavy truck KAMAZ belonging to […]

Avaz Yuldoshev

DUSHANBE, January 25, 2013, Asia-Plus  — A special operation carried out by officers from the Interior Ministry’s office for Dushanbe on January 24 reportedly led to the seizure of a large amount of drugs.

Police officers found 14.7 kilograms of raw opium and 14 kilograms of hashish hidden in a heavy truck KAMAZ belonging to a resident of the Bobojonghafurov district, Sughd province, the Interior Ministry’s official website reports.

On the same day, four persons were arrested on suspicion of having been involved in that crime; an investigation is under way.   

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