Police arrest 4 drug smugglers in west Afghanistan

HERAT, Afghanistan, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Afghan police have arrested four suspected drug smugglers along with 12 kg of crystal methamphetamine in west Afghanistan's Herat province, provincial police spokesperson Abdullah Insaf said on Saturday.

The suspects, according to the official, were attempting to sell the contraband to drug addicts in different parts of the country, but police identified them on Saturday and took them into custody for further investigations.