KABUL: Afghan counter-narcotics police have destroyed a drug processing laboratory and arrested one suspect in connection with the case in eastern Afghanistan’s Laghman province, according to a statement released by the provincial police headquarters on Sunday.

Acting on a tip-off, police carried out an operation on Saturday in Mehtarlam district, where they uncovered a drug processing facility.

A large quantity of materials and equipment used for heroin production was seized and destroyed at the site, the statement said.

The Afghan government has repeatedly pledged to combat poppy cultivation and illicit opium trade across the war-torn country as part of its broader counter-narcotics efforts.

-Xinhua