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Turkmenistan seizes narcotic shipment

By Dzhumaguly Annayev

ASHGABAT -- Turkmen authorities recently seized about 30kg of opium and more than 40,000 tramadol tablets, Turkmen TV reported October 4. The authorities made 12 arrests in connection with the attempt to smuggle the drugs into Turkmenistan.

The opium was of Afghan origin, a source at the Interior Ministry (MVD) told Caravanserai.

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