KABUL, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The Counter-Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA) on Sunday found and seized chemical substance which has been used in making heroin in Herat, the city capital of western Herat province, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.
"Yesterday, the CNPA carried out a successful operation in 5th Police District, Herat City, discovering a trailer vehicle carrying 1,000 drums acetic anhydride, which has been used in making heroin," the ministry said in a statement.
One arrest was also made following the raid in city, 640 km west of Kabul, according to the statement.
"The Ministry of Interior is committed to the fight against narcotics and CNPA is having major success in fighting against smugglers and narcotics recently, which will continue," the statement noted.
Much of the world's opium poppy is cultivated in the militancy-hit country.
In 2016, some 4,800 tons of opium was produced in Afghanistan particularly in western and southern parts of the country, where the government security forces have little presence, according to official figures.
An estimated 1.9 million to 2.4 million adult drug addicts are living in the country and the drug addiction is often the result of poverty, unemployment, illiteracy and trauma from continuing conflicts and migration, according to Afghan officials.
