Narcotics worth over USD 58 mn set ablaze in Pakistan

Pakistan today set on fire a huge cache of narcotics worth over USD 58 million seized during the military offensive in the restive northwest tribal region along the Afghan border.
Corps Commander of Peshawar Lt General Hidayatur Rehman publicaly burnt the seized narcotics at a ceremony in Shakus area of Khyber Agency in the presence of senior law enforcement officers, leaders and media, the army said in a statement.
The price of the drugs is said to be approximately USD 58.6 million in the international market, it said.
72,716 kg hashish, 117 kg heroin, 389 kg opium, 950 bottles of liquor and seven kg chemicals were seized during Khyber-I and II operations launched by the military in Khyber tribal region as part of its stepped-up efforts to eliminate militants.

The operations against narcotics and drugs would provide a congenial and peaceful environment to the sufferers of Khyber-I and II operations, it added.
Khyber is one of Pakistan's seven semi-autonomous regions governed by tribal laws and lies near the Afghan border.