Afghan authorities said on Thursday they had arrested head of counter-narcotics department of Kabul police commandment, accused of being one of the biggest drug traffickers.
Miyan Ahmad Ahmadi, who is also the head of Afghan-Swiss Group, was arrested in Salang district of Parwan province while he was trying to flee to Central Asia, Nasrat Rahimi, a spokesman for Interior Ministry, said at a press conference.
Ahmadi was distributing drug in all districts of the city and was extorting money from its sellers, he said.
Ahmadi’s five crime partners, all police officials, including Ajmal, Eadur Rahman, Allahdad, Faridullah and Lemar were also arrested and their case was referred to judicial institutions, Rahimi said.
Rahimi further said that Interior Ministry conducted 44 targeted operations against drug traffickers over the last one month, as a result of which 223,841 kilograms of drug were seized.
