During the fourth quarter of 2020 in total 267 cases related to 317 suspects including three women detained by the police of counter narcotics in connection to intoxicating, drug trafficking from all over the country and their cases are lodged to Counter Narcotics Justice Center for further prosecuting.
Investigation and Laboratory department of CNJC processed all the above mentioned cases within 72 hours, for further investigation all the suspects’ files are lodged to general prosecution department of CNJC.
Among the detainees 54 of them including 3 woman wanted to transfer heroin-type and Methamphetamine, carrying in their body (swelling) and travel luggages from Hamid Karzai International Airport to India, Saudi Arabia they were identified and arrested by the police and responsible Prosecutor of Counter Narcotics Justice Centre.
Based in request of special prosecution department and order of primary court the number of 94 vehicle, 15 motor bike, 383 self-phone and 42 different weapon are captured from traffickers confiscated and also the amount of (8172162) Afghani cash and amount of (19231) U.S. dollar taken From smugglers seized by the police confiscated and sent to definite Da Afghanistan Bank.
Meanwhile during the fourth quarter of 2020 from the primary court of counter narcotic 314 suspects including 21 public service and 1 woman and a foreign citizen are convicted to Prison in the link to 230 cases from 3 month up to 30 year. And also from the Appeal Court of Counter Narcotics 257 suspects and 24 public service and including a foreign citizen in the link to 190 cases are punished and convicted in to prison.
Also during the last three month the Primary court and appeal court acquitted 21 people including 7 government staff due to lack of enough evidence.
On the other hand during this time after the decision of Appeal of Counter Narcotics Justice Centre the decision of 138 cases issued by Supreme Court’s public security bureau of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
The mentioned drug were seized and discovered are as follow:
Heroin (644,957) kg
Morphine (33) kg
Opium (3831,73) kg
Hashish (47305,273) kg
Methamphetamine ( 220,161 ) kg
Psychedelic K (29,084) kg
Acid (9501) litter
Solid chemical (27172,19) kg
Alcohol (2404) litter
Poppy (1884) kg
Henbane (21846) kg
Provinces with the highest number of crime and drug cases:
During the third quarter of 2020 Kabul province having 75 cases and Nangarhar having 46 cases of drug trafficking are at the top of the list of provinces with high-level cases of smuggling and drug trafficking.
It’s worth mentioning that during the third quarter of 2019 in total 232 cases in the link to 279 suspects including 2 women and an Iranian citizen faced to crime intoxicating and drug, from all over the country their cases are lodged to the investigation& Laboratory department of Counter Narcotics Justice Centre.
Based on last changes to the penalty code of Counter Narcotics, accordance with Articles 16 and 17 of the Law, fight against alcohol and drugs jurisdiction CNJC has the authority of interrogation or (handling) at least 1 kilogram of heroin, 10 kilogram of opium, 50 kilogram of hashish, and 200 liter of alcoholic drink , 1 kilogram of Morphine, 10 gram of intoxicating synthetic substance, 5 liter acid of acetic anhydride, intoxicants and those who committed more than 50 acres of narcotic substance will be punished base on the law, the mentioned substances are from all over the country.