Suspected drug trafficker detained in Uruzgan
ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update April 18, 2011
ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan  2011-04-S-052 For Immediate Release  KABUL, Afghanistan (April 18, 2011)  Afghan security forces, advised and assisted by coalition forces, captured a suspected insurgent drug trafficker while on a patrol near the village of Sekzi in the Khode Valley of Uruzgan province, April 16. The man was carrying 60,000 Pakistani rupees and 30 pounds (13 kilograms) of opium, said a coalition team leader on the scene.  The patrol was part of a mission to locate the insurgents responsible for firing on a checkpoint in the Shahid-e-Hasas district earlier in the week. Afghan security forces have the suspect in custody. Initial reports indicate no civilians were hurt and no property damaged in the operation.