KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 21) – A combined Afghan and coalition security force discovered a drug and weapons cache during an operation in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Thursday.
The drug cache consisted of approximately 880 pounds (400 kilograms) of opium, 220 pounds (100 kilograms) of heroin and 4,400 pounds (2,000 kilograms) of acetic anhydride. The improvised explosive device cache contained IED-making materials including 132 pounds (60 kilograms) of explosive chemicals, numerous pressure plates and main charges.
The security force also confiscated multiple anti-personnel mines, mortar rounds, weapons and ammunition.
Several suspected insurgents were detained during the operation.