name: Drug Cache Discovered, Narcotics Facility Targeted in Helmand
text: Drug Cache Discovered, Narcotics Facility Targeted in Helmand
  ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan 2011-01-S-106 For Immediate Release Download PDF  KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 9, 2011)   A joint Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Force patrol secured a large amount of narcotics in southern Helmand province yesterday. The patrol found approximately three tons of hashish during the operation. Working on tips from local citizens and intelligence received, the patrol approached the area where the drugs were thought to have been stored. During the search, the patrol came under fire from an automatic machine gun. An ISAF air asset returned fire, killing two insurgents. During the search, the patrol also found opium processing equipment. The equipment was destroyed safely on site. Initial reports indicate there were no civilians harmed during this operation.