In brief
Xinhua reported that Afghan counter‑narcotics units destroyed eight heroin labs and took 17 suspects into custody in Ghor province on November 1, 2026. The operation, triggered by intelligence and a tip‑off, seized precursor chemicals and illicit drugs and is part of a nationwide anti‑narcotics drive.
Afghan security forces dismantled eight clandestine heroin labs and arrested 17 suspected traffickers in western Ghor province, Xinhua reported on November 1, 2026.
The raid was carried out on the outskirts of Chaharsada district, where counter‑narcotics units acted on intel and a tip‑off.
Authorities seized significant quantities of precursor chemicals and illicit narcotics used in heroin production during the operation.
Mawlawi Abdul Rahman Badri, a provincial police spokesman, said:
the suspects have been taken into custody and transferred to judicial authorities, with case files submitted for further legal proceedings,
The suspects were handed over to judicial authorities, and case files have been submitted for further proceedings.
The raid is part of an intensified nationwide campaign against the narcotics trade, targeting traffickers, cultivators and production networks to dismantle Afghanistan’s illicit drug economy.