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Over 41 kilos of drugs intercepted in two operations in Tajikistan last weekends

DUSHANBE, October 1, Asia-Plus — More than 41 kilograms of drugs were seized in two operations carried out by Tajik police last weekends, Asia-plus has learned at the Ministry of Interior (MoI). The source at a MoI said that 27 kilograms of drugs were seized at the traffic police checkpoint in the Panj district, Khatlon […]

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Nargis Hamroboyeva

DUSHANBE, October 1, Asia-Plus — More than 41 kilograms of drugs were seized in two operations carried out by Tajik police last weekends, Asia-plus has learned at the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

The source at a MoI said that 27 kilograms of drugs were seized at the traffic police checkpoint in the Panj district, Khatlon on September 29.  The drugs were found in a Mercedes-200 belonging to local resident Khayrullo Haqnazarov.  The totaled included 20 kilograms of raw opium and 7 kilograms of heroin.  

Another more than 14 kilograms of drugs were intercepted in Khatlon’s Shuroobod district yesterday.  13.5 kilograms of raw opium and 895 grams of marijuana were found in a VAZ-21099 car belonging to Aslankhon Rahmonov, resident of the Chagan village in Shuroobod.     

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