KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan police have seized 237 tonnes of hashish in what NATO-led forces and the British government called the biggest narcotics haul in history.
The cannabis product had an estimated wholesale value of $400 million (200 million pounds), a statement by the NATO-led ISAF force said on Wednesday.
It was found in a series of trenches in southern Kandahar province, near the Pakistan border, which were then set on fire. One tonne is about the weight of a small family car.
"With this single find, they (the police) have seriously crippled the Taliban's ability to purchase weapons that threaten the safety and security of the Afghan people and the region," said General David McKiernan, commander of ISAF, the International Security Assistance Force.
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