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Skirmish on Tajikistan-Afghanistan border

15 January 2018 16:27 (UTC+04:00)
Skirmish on Tajikistan-Afghanistan border

By Trend

The employees of the Tajik Border Service and the country’s State Committee for National Security prevented an attempt to smuggle drugs from Afghanistan, Sputnik Tajikistan agency reported with reference to the State Committee for National Security.

Reportedly, skirmish occurred on the border on January 11. Smugglers retreated to Afghanistan.

The body of one of the violators of the state border was revealed and 32 kilograms of raw opium were seized at the scene of the skirmish.

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