2012-07-S-057
For Immediate Release
 
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (July 30, 2012) — An Afghan and coalition security force conducted a counter-narcotics operation in Nad ‘Ali district, Helmand province, today.
 
During the operation, an armed insurgent threatened the combined security force. The Afghan and coalition troops positively identified the attacker then engaged and killed him.
 
After the engagement, the security force detained two suspected drug dealers and seized multiple weapons, several kilograms of heroin and half a million Pakistani rupees ($5,285).