A total of 5,051 individuals have been arrested on drug trafficking charges in the previous year, Interior Ministry authorities stated on Saturday.Mohammadullah Ahmadi, the functional director of the counter-narcotics department of the Interior Ministry, told a conference that those apprehended likewise consisted of 4 foreign nationals.In addition, more than 500 tons of numerous drugs and drug utensils in addition to alcohols were taken and 170 drug and alcohol production and processing factories were destroyed.Thousands of druggie have actually also been rounded up, the official said.Meanwhile, Hayatullah Mohajer Farahi, deputy minister of information and culture, highlighted that jobs ought to be produced for drug abuser who have recovered.Deputy Minister of Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice Abdul Rahman Munir stated that it is required for the appropriate organizations in the country to prevent the cultivation of poppies and stop the production of narcotics.

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