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| Army General Arrested For Drug Smuggling in Baghlan |
| 2015-07-02 |
[Tolo News] An army general was incarceratedDon't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! by police in northern Baghlan province on Tuesday for allegedly smuggling drugs, local officials said. Nezamuddin Nezam, Director of the Counter Narcotics Police Headquarters of Baghlan said that a general from the recruitment division in northern Balkh province was arrested by the police on Tuesday. "He had placed 19kg of heroin in a military vehicle in Takhar province and wanted to transfer it to Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province when arrested by the police," Nezam said. Two other military soldiers were also arrested with the general, he added. However, corruption finds a dozen alibis for its evil deeds... he did not provide more details about the incident. |
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