Several Detained in Helmand
June 27: Update on ISAF Operations in Southern Afghanistan

 ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2010-06-CA-115  For Immediate Release

 An Afghan-international force conducting drug interdiction operations seized 655 kilograms of opium and 15 kilograms of heroin and detained several individuals in Garm Ser district, Helmand Province June 17.   The drugs were discovered hidden inside two trucks, and after further investigation the combined force detained several suspected drug traffickers nearby who appeared to be under the influence of drugs.   The report was held until investigators could positively identify the type of drugs.