ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-07-S-066
For Immediate Release

In Washer district, Helmand province, a combined Afghan National Security and ISAF patrol seized a quantity of narcotics and foreign currency during an operation, yesterday. The operation seized 273 pounds (124 kgs) of heroin, 181,000 Iranian Rial ($17,000 U.S. dollars) and detained two men. The narcotics were safely destroyed on site. The detainees were taken, by Afghan authorities, for processing and further questioning.