Three suspects were arrested in Ahmadaba district in connection with the drugs recovered from the Zar Gul factory.[1] The arrested suspects will remain under initial investigation before being handed over to judicial authorities for further proceedings.[1] Police headquarters reported that officers uncovered a drug factory in the Zar Gul area of the district during a raid.[1] Police said on Wednesday that the Counter-Narcotics Department carried out the seizure in southeastern Paktia province.[1]
The Counter-Narcotics Department seized 503kg of raw hashish in the Ahmadaba district of southeastern Paktia province.[1] Officers also recovered 619kg of cannabis seeds from inside the same factory premises in Ahmadaba district.[1] Officers also seized a pick-up vehicle found at the factory alongside the hashish and cannabis seeds.[1] Officers also seized a hashish processing table together with other related drug items from the factory.[1]
The Zar Gul site operated as a drug factory where raw hashish was kept and processed with the seized table and equipment.[1] The raid therefore removed a working factory stock of more than half a tonne of hashish plus seeds, a vehicle and processing gear.[1]
