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Afghan court sentences 21 drug-related suspects: official
KABUL, Sept. 19, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – An Afghan court imprisoned 21 suspects
including two women over smuggling drugs after investigating into 14 drugs-
related cases elsewhere in the country, a statement said on Wednesday.
“Over the last seven days, during the Central Narcotics Tribunal (CNT)
primary and appellate court’s open sessions, up to 21 suspects including two
women involved in 14 drug-related cases have been sentenced from 13 months to
15 years in jail,” Criminal Justice Task Force of Afghanistan (CJTF) said in
the statement.
Central Narcotics Tribunal (CNT) is a special Afghan court for jurisdiction
of major drug cases.
Up to 28 kg heroin, 45 kg morphine, 451 kg of poppy opium, 363 kg hashish,
1 kg chemical stuff and 123 grams methamphetamine have also been seized from
the suspects in different provinces of the country, the statement noted.
In 2017, some 9,000 tons of opium were produced in Afghanistan.
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