Afghan police arrest criminal suspects

KABUL, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) — Afghan police have arrested 20 drug smugglers and 26 criminal suspects across the country, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said on Saturday.
Police conducted operations on the outskirts of Kabul city and in Paghman district, west of Kabul, arresting 20 drug smugglers and discovering methamphetamine, opium and hashish, the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry also said that police have apprehended 26 people on the charge of involvement in criminal activities, including murder and theft, in the provinces of Samangan, Nimroz, Bamiyan, Ghazni, Jawzjan, Herat and Balkh.
The Afghan caretaker government has vowed to crack down on criminal elements to ensure law and order in the country. ■