KABUL, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Police in western Afghanistan's Farah province have arrested two drug smugglers and seized 75 kilograms of narcotics, provincial police spokesman Mullah Kalimullah Nangyal said Tuesday.
The official added that acting on intelligence, security forces raided a location in Farah Rod district on Monday, apprehending the two suspects and confiscating 75 kg of raw opium.
An assault rifle was also recovered from the operation site, the spokesman said.
This marks the second seizure of illegal drugs recently reported in western Afghanistan.
A couple of days earlier, on Sunday, police in the neighbouring Herat province reported discovering 170 kg of opium and hashish and arresting two suspects in connection with that find. ■
