27 detained as 8.5 kg hashish seized in Ghor's Pasaband drive
Police in Pasaband district, Ghor detained 27 people and destroyed eight drug factories during a 20-day operation, seizing 8.5 kg of processed hashish among other drugs and vehicles. The detainees were referred to court and all seized narcotics were destroyed by burning.
Security forces detained 27 people during a 20-day operation in Pasaband
district of western Ghor province.[1]Police spokesman Mawlawi Abdul Rahman
Badri announced the results on Tuesday.[1]The arrested individuals were
referred to court for legal proceedings.[1]
The operation destroyed eight drug production factories.[1]Officers seized8,500 grammes of processed hashish, equivalent to 8.5 kilograms, as the
separately stated cannabis component.[1]The same seizure also included 127
kilogrammes of a drug known as “F”, 17,020 kilogrammes of dried yama and 2,750
kilogrammes of raw materials used in drug production, which are not counted as
cannabis.[1]Security forces also seized 150 motorcycles, two tractors, a
Kamaz truck, two Ford vehicles and two mills.[1]All of the seized narcotics
were later destroyed by burning.[1]
A second outlet corroborated the 20-day operation in Pasaband, the destruction
of eight factories, the arrest of 27 people and the seizure of 150 motorcycles
and other vehicles and equipment.[2]That outlet described the administration
as presenting the operation as a step toward combating the drug crisis while
noting that drug trafficking persists.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The article gives no separate date for the end of the 20-day operation; 3 November 2026 is the publication date and is used as the incident date.
Only Pajhwok states the 8,500-gramme hashish figure; AtlasPress confirms the operation but gives no cannabis weight.
The 127 kg of drug known as “F”, 17,020 kg of dried yama and 2,750 kg of raw materials are mentioned only to explain the mixed seizure and are excluded from cannabis figures.
The eight factories are described only as drug production factories and are not shown to be cannabis-specific, so no cannabis eradication beyond the hashish seizure is claimed.
No names, charges or court outcome beyond referral for legal proceedings were reported.
A separate 1 November report of eight heroin labs and 17 arrests in Chaharsada district, Ghor appears to describe a different operation and is left out here.
Counter-narcotics police in Afghanistan's Takhar province stopped a car in Taluqan, the provincial capital, and arrested four suspected traffickers. Police said 40 kilograms of hashish and 143 kilograms of opium were hidden in compartments in the vehicle, and the provincial police spokesman put the narcotics seized at more than 180 kilograms.
Khost anti-narcotics officers seized about 3.2 kg of hashish and more than 3,215 narcotic pills in Speri district, arresting one person. The hashish is the cannabis component of the mixed seizure; the pills and a further 1.4 kg were reported without a clear cannabis link.
Anti-narcotics police stopped a shipment of 245 kilograms of hashish in the Kotol Anjuman area of Paryan district, Panjshir province, and arrested four people. The suspects were referred to judicial authorities after initial questioning. The ministry did not say where the shipment was going.
Ghor police burned more than 800 kg of seized narcotics, including 4 kg of hashish, at a site away from residential areas on 20 July 2026. The hashish is the separately stated cannabis component of the mixed destruction, which also included opium, methamphetamine and precursor chemicals.
