2011-11-S-007
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
For Immediate Release

KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 5, 2011) — In Maiwand district, Kandahar province, a combined Afghan and coalition security force detained several insurgents and seized a narcotics cache during an operation Friday. 

The security force seized 1,254 pounds (570 kilograms) of opium during the operation, which was safely destroyed on site. The detainees were taken in by Afghan forces for processing and further questioning.