Tajikistan reports 2.7 tonnes of drugs seized on the Afghan border
The head of Tajikistan's Drug Control Agency said about 2,742 kg of narcotics were seized along the border with Afghanistan in 2025, and the authorities said trafficking from Afghanistan had risen by nearly half over 2024.
🇹🇯 Tajikistan
The head of Tajikistan’s Drug Control Agency said about 2,742 kg of narcotics were seized along the border with Afghanistan in 2025, and the authorities said trafficking from Afghanistan had risen by nearly half over 2024. In a case reported the same week, the security service seized 19 kg of hashish with 30 kg of opium and 9 kg of heroin in Shamsiddin Shohin district; the two men arrested face up to 20 years in prison.[1]
Sources
- report on drug seizures on the Tajik-Afghan border (19 February 2026). Afghanistan International.