Seizure14 December 2025verifiedCET-6DVT8J

Police seize 222 kg of hashish in Badakhshan

Police in Kishim district, Badakhshan, arrested two people and seized 222 kilograms of hashish from a vehicle disguised as a livestock carrier. The provincial police spokesman said the men were handed to judicial authorities. It was one of the largest single cannabis seizures reported in northern Afghanistan in 2025.

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Police seize 222 kg of hashish in northern Afghanistan (14 December 2025). Xinhua. Report from Kishim district, Badakhshan; two arrests.

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