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Uzbekistan
15/04/2009
Nearly 2 tonnes of drugs incinerated in Uzbekistan
Central Asia
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) --
A total of 1,711 kg of drugs have been incinerated in a plant furnace in the suburbs of Tashkent, the Uzbek National Security Service (NSS) said.
The drugs were seized by the law-enforcement agencies during anti-drug operations, a press release says.
Of the total amount of the incinerated drugs, 501.2 kg is heroin, 1,104 kg is opium and the rest are other types of drugs, including psychotropic pills.
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