225 kg poppy seized in Afghanistan's Ghazni


KABUL, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Police in eastern Afghanistan's Ghazni province seized 225 kg of opium from a car, the provincial police office said in a statement on Tuesday.

The official said the contraband was hidden in secret compartments of the vehicle and was discovered during a routine search in Muqar district on Sunday.

The driver of the car fled the scene, the official confirmed, adding that search operations are underway to locate and bring to justice the owner of the drugs.

In a similar anti-narcotics operation several days ago, police discovered and destroyed a drug processing lab in the eastern Paktia province.

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