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Afghan courts sentence 19 drug-related suspects
KABUL, Oct 3, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – Two Afghan courts imprisoned 19 suspects
including one woman over smuggling drugs after investigating into 12 drugs-
related cases elsewhere in the country, a statement said on Wednesday.
“Primary and appellate court’s of Central Narcotics Tribunal (CNT), during
open sessions over the last seven days, sentenced up to 19 suspects including
one woman involved in 12 drug-related cases from 18 months to 13 years in
jail,” counter-narcotics Criminal Justice Task Force of Afghanistan (CJTF)
said in the statement.
The CNT is a special Afghan court for jurisdiction of major drug cases.
Among other items confiscated by security organs from the suspects were up
to 214 kg heroin, 8 kg of opium, 1,026 kg hashish and 663 grams
methamphetamine, the statement noted.
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