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| 1.4 tonnes of opium seized in Afghanistan |
| 2008-07-06 |
| Afghan security forces seized 1.4 tonnes of opium in western Afghanistan near the border with Iran, authorities said on Saturday. Seven men were detained in connection with Thursday's haul in Herat province, the interior ministry said in a statement. Afghanistan is the world's top opium producer and last year produced 8,200 tonnes of the substance, or 92 percent of global production. About 60 percent of the opium leaves the country in the form of heroin, according to UN figures. Islamic Taliban insurgents earn millions of dollars every year from the trade, officials say. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Pretty simple. Feed a pound of it to the peopel we catch with it and a pound to the Talib whoare assisting them. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-07-06 17:04 |
| #4 easy... the consigned it to the taliban for an extra cut |
| Posted by: Abu do you love 2008-07-06 16:50 |
| #3 It might be interesting to find out exactly how they disposed of that 1.4 tonnes of opium. |
| Posted by: Vinegar Flomonter3636 2008-07-06 10:43 |
| #2 Someone needs to yank his puppet strings hard. If they find the strings broken, then it's time for a shiny, new puppet. |
| Posted by: Titus Graing1945 2008-07-06 10:41 |
| #1 UN documents - verified by NATO officials - reveal conclusively that Opium is being eradicated outside of Pashto sections of Afghanistan. And there are ZERO heroin factories outside of same. Everytime NATO air bombs the plants, Karzai blasts NATO. No 15% cut of Heroin; no Taliban. Last month, Karzai told Der Spiegel that he "admired" Taliban and wanted to work with them. President Bush needs to do Senator McCain a huge favor, and proclaim a loss of confidence in Karzai (an American citizen). |
| Posted by: McZoid 2008-07-06 03:57 |