Large drug cache discovered in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 14, Asia-Plus — A large drug cache has been discovered by police officers in southern Tajikistan. A source at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that the cache was discovered in an operation carried out by their officers in the village of Mulyob, Khatlon’s Shuroobod district yesterday. More than 37 kilograms of raw […]

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Nargis Hamroboyeva

14.03.2008 09:29

DUSHANBE, March 14, Asia-Plus — A large drug cache has been discovered by police officers in southern Tajikistan.

A source at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that the cache was discovered in an operation carried out by their officers in the village of Mulyob, Khatlon’s Shuroobod district yesterday. More than 37 kilograms of raw opium were extracted from the hide.

We will recall that Tajik law enforcement agencies have seized nearly one ton of drugs over the first two months of the year, which is some 100 kilograms more than in the same period of 2007. The totaled included 190 kilograms of heroin and 415 kilograms of raw opium.

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