Friday, February 18, 2011

108kg of Opium seized in Panjwaii, Afghanistan

108kg Opium haul
PANJWAII DISTRICT, Afghanistan —  A frail Afghan man is brought before Capt. Patrick Chartrand, begging for the return of five bags full of drugs that weigh about twice as much as him.

"All the people are growing opium," the man, who appears to be in his 60s, says in Pashto.

"I am a poor man. What can I do?"

A group of Afghan National Army officers mentored by Canadians seized 108 kilograms of what's believed to be opium earlier this week. Military officials will test it later for verification.

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