KABUL, Afghanistan (January 17, 2012)
Another recent counter-narcotics operation includes the 12 December arrest of Haji Eissa Noorzai, a mid-level drug trafficker in Zaranj, Nimruz Province, responsible for smuggling heroin and providing funding to insurgents. 

An ISAF official involved in the counter-narcotics efforts stated, "This is a significant and important event for the Afghan government that reduces the interconnected threats of the narcotics trade, the insurgency, and corruption. The Afghan government continues to make steady progress in fighting this severe threat to Afghan society."