The story based out of Herat, Afghanistan in which the Afghan Police confiscated and burned piles of drugs including raw opium, hashish and 100 bottles of alcohol. This was a major hit to the drug trade in the area because Herat is one of the three main routes used in the illicit drug trade in Afghanistan. In the article, the Herat police chief Ayoub Ansari was quoted by reporters as saying, “This demonstrates our commitment against drug trafficking. We are determined to prevent drug trafficking by all means possible” (NDTV, 2016). This shows me that there are efforts to at least make it seem as if some people actually want to diminish the amount of opium related drugs are leaving the country of
The story based out of Herat, Afghanistan in which the Afghan Police confiscated and burned piles of drugs including raw opium, hashish and 100 bottles of alcohol. This was a major hit to the drug trade in the area because Herat is one of the three main routes used in the illicit drug trade in Afghanistan. In the article, the Herat police chief Ayoub Ansari was quoted by reporters as saying, “This demonstrates our commitment against drug trafficking. We are determined to prevent drug trafficking by all means possible” (NDTV, 2016). This shows me that there are efforts to at least make it seem as if some people actually want to diminish the amount of opium related drugs are leaving the country of