Afghan security forces seized 1.4 tonnes of opium in western Afghanistan near the border with Iran, authorities said on Saturday.
Seven men were detained in connection with Thursday's haul in Herat province, the interior ministry said in a statement.
Afghanistan is the world's top opium producer and last year produced 8,200 tonnes of the substance, or 92 percent of global production. About 60 percent of the opium leaves the country in the form of heroin, according to UN figures. Islamic Taliban insurgents earn millions of dollars every year from the trade, officials say. |