Tajik border guards seize 55 kilos of narcotics on the Panj stretch of Tajik-Afghan border

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2010, Asia-Plus — Tajik border guards seized 55 kilograms of raw opium on the Panj stretch of the Tajik-Afghan border yesterday. Border guards on a routine patrol spotted a group of Afghan illegally crossing the border river in Panj district, Khatlon province late Tuesday. When the border guards tried to detain the […]

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Nargis Hamroboyeva

01.09.2010 09:31

DUSHANBE, September 1, 2010, Asia-Plus — Tajik border guards seized 55 kilograms of raw opium on the Panj stretch of the Tajik-Afghan border yesterday.

Border guards on a routine patrol spotted a group of Afghan illegally crossing the border river in Panj district, Khatlon province late Tuesday.

When the border guards tried to detain the trespassers, the last opened fire at them; the border guards responded to the shooting and the trespassers were forced to return to Afghan territory, the source said.

Fifty-five kilograms of raw opium and two tractor tires were found on the spot. Criminal proceedings have been instituted and an investigation is under way.

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