GARDEZ, Afghanistan, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The counter-narcotics police have seized illicit drugs, including 452 kg of hashish, and arrested one alleged drug trafficker in east Afghanistan's Paktia province, said a statement of provincial police office on Saturday.
The contraband was discovered in a car in the provincial capital Gardez city on Friday, the statement said.
According to the statement, operations against illegal crops, including hashish and poppy, would continue until the province is cleared of the menace. Efforts are underway to find alternative crops for farmers to replace illegal crops with legal ones.
The Afghan caretaker government has vowed to fight against illegal crops, drug production, and drug trafficking until the country gets rid of the drug menace. ■
