Kandahar officials burn over 13,000kg of smuggled narcotics

KANDAHAR (TOLOnews): Local officials in Kandahar say that since last year, they have seized 13,332 kilograms of narcotics that were being smuggled into the country through Spin Boldak from Pakistan.

During the burning of these drugs in Spin Boldak district, officials stated that the confiscated substances included opium, hashish, opium derivatives, tablets, crystal meth, and chemicals used in drug processing.

Esmatullah Yaqub, the director of the counter-narcotics department of Kandahar Police Command, said: “The drugs being burned in front of you today total 13,332 kilograms, most of which were brought from across the Durand Line.”

Asadullah Jamshid, the spokesperson for Kandahar Police Command, added: “Over the past year, narcotics including mainly opium, hashish, and opium derivatives were seized in Spin Boldak by the counter-narcotics department.”

Thirty people have been arrested in connection with these drugs.

Citizens have called on security officials to increase efforts to eliminate narcotics from society.

Bahram, a resident of Kandahar, said: “Our children have been ruined by these substances, and the new generation is becoming addicted. It’s a good step to burn them. We must work on creating job opportunities and increase support for people.”

Another Kandahar resident, Sayed Mohammad, said: “These drugs enter through the Spin Boldak gate. It’s a good initiative by the authorities to ban and now destroy them. We are happy.”

According to officials, with the eradication of drug cultivation in Kandahar, drug trafficking has significantly decreased.