PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Police have arrested an alleged drug smuggler and discovered 17 kg of hashish from his possession in northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province, according to the provincial police.
The contraband was discovered during a routine check of a car on Saturday, and police arrested the man on the charge of trafficking the illegal drug.
The Afghan caretaker government has banned poppy and hashish cultivation, drug processing and trafficking to eradicate drug menace. ■