KABUL, Afghanistan - Joint Afghan-ISAF patrols discovered two significant drug caches in the Bakwah District of Farah province yesterday.
The first cache contained 17 kilograms (37 lbs.) of morphine, 500kg (1,102 lbs.) of opium, 100kg (220 lbs.) of soda ash, 300 litres (66 gallons) of ammonium hydroxide, 50 one-litre bottles of hydrogen chloride, multiple bags of processed heroin, and other narcotics processing equipment.
The second cache, discovered two hours later and about 1 kilometer away by a separate patrol, contained 10 55-gallon drums (2,000 litres) of liquid opium, 50 bags of cutting agent, a large pile of heroin and opium on the ground, pressure cookers with opium cooking inside, scales, and other narcotics-processing equipment.
The drugs and equipment were destroyed on site.
Date Taken: | 03.17.2010 |
Date Posted: | 03.17.2010 02:39 |
Story ID: | 46777 |
Location: | KABUL, AF |
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