2011-09-S-070
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (Sept. 29, 2010)
A combined Afghan and coalition security force patrol detained several insurgents and seized a narcotics cache during an operation in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, yesterday. The operation seized 1,764 pounds (800 kilograms) of dry opium. The drugs were safely destroyed on site. The insurgents were detained and taken in for processing and further questioning.