NATO troops discover 900 kg of marijuana, arrest suspected Taliban commander
June 9th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by BNO NewsKABUL (BNO NEWS) — A coalition patrol on Tuesday discovered approximately 900 kilograms (1,984 pounds) of marijuana in a truck in southern Afghanistan, while a separate operation led to the arrest of a Taliban commander and several others.
NATO said on Wednesday that an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrol discovered the marijuana in a truck in the Reg-e Khan Neshin district of Helmand province. The drugs were found in 37 bags, and the truck driver was taken into custody.
In a separate operation in Kandahar province on Tuesday night, an Afghan-international security force detained a Taliban improvised explosive device (IED) commander and several other suspected insurgents.
NATO said the Taliban commander was responsible for bringing together IED experts to construct the devices, and was also a member of a Taliban assassination cell in Kandahar City. “He and the other suspects were captured in a compound in a rural area of Arghandab district after intelligence information verified militant activity,” the alliance said.
No shots were fired in the operations, and there were no reports of casualties.
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