80 drug-related suspects arrested in Afghanistan within Afghan month: gov't

KABUL, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan police arrested 80 drug-related suspects during past Afghan month, authorities said on Thursday.

"Counter-Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA) and detective security organizations arrested 80 suspects, including a woman, linked to 74 cases of transportation or keeping of narcotics from various provinces during the Afghan month of Mizan," Counter-Narcotics Criminal Justice Task Force of Afghanistan (CJTF) said in a statement.

Month of Mizan started on Sept. 23 and ended on Oct. 22, according to the statement.

After initial investigations, the CNPA has handed over the cases to the Central Narcotics Tribunal or CNT, a special Afghan court for jurisdiction of major drug cases, the statement said.