Police destroy drug lab, arrest possessor in north Afghanistan

STORY: Police destroy drug lab, arrest possessor in north Afghanistan DATELINE: July 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: SHEBERGHAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of destroying a drug lab 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): MOHAMMAD YOUNUS AKHUNDZADA, Provincial director for counter-narcotics police 3. various of destroying a drug lab STORYLINE: Police have discovered and destroyed a drug processing lab and arrested its owner in north Afghanistan's Jawzjan province, Mohammad Younus Akhundzada, the provincial director for counter-narcotics police, said Wednesday. SOUNDBITE (Dari): MOHAMMAD YOUNUS AKHUNDZADA, Provincial director for counter-narcotics police "After spotting the place by security personnel of Qushtepa district we launched operations today and destroyed the drug lab with all its facilities including bowls and barrels, we set fire to all." Similarly, in Dara-e-Suf district of Samanagan province, police discovered and destroyed a drug lab and objects used in manufacturing heroin on Tuesd

War in Afghanistan

War in Afghanistan

Photo taken in March 2018 shows a dwelling in a refugee camp in Sheberghan, the capital of Jowzjan Province, northern Afghanistan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

War in Afghanistan

War in Afghanistan

A family is pictured in March 2018 on the outskirts of Sheberghan, the capital of Jowzjan Province in northern Afghanistan, after they escaped from the Islamic State-controlled area of Darzab in the province. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

War in Afghanistan

War in Afghanistan

Photo taken in March 2018 shows a refugee camp in a suburb of Sheberghan, the capital of Jowzjan Province, northern Afghanistan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo