Uzbek security forces arrested an Afghan citizen on drug-trafficking charges at the Irytum customs checkpoint, the press office of the State Security Service of Uzbekistan said. According to the agency, about a kilogram and 800 grams of opium and heroin were seized in the man's car and residence in the city of Tormuz.

Uzbek security forces arrested an Afghan citizen on drug-trafficking charges at the Irytum customs checkpoint, the press office of the State Security Service of Uzbekistan said. According to the agency, about a kilogram and 800 grams of opium and heroin were seized in the man's car and residence in the city of Tormuz.