Illicit drugs seized, 4 detained in W. Afghanistan

KABUL, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Police have discovered 54 kg of illegal drugs and arrested four individuals on charges of involvement in the illegal business in the western Afghanistan Ghor province, said the country's Ministry of Interior Affairs in a statement on Wednesday.

"The suspects were apprehended along with 54 kg of narcotics (type F) from the provincial capital Firozkoh city," the statement said.

On Tuesday, police set on fire more than three tons of outlawed objects, including hashish, Ice, and opium, in the southern Uruzgan province.

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