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An operation in eastern Afghanistan netted nearly 21 tons of heroin and destroyed several drug production labs, a Russian official said Tuesday.
Russian authorities seized 412 pounds of heroin, with a black-market value of $180 million, hidden inside black radishes at a market, an official said Monday.
Russia isn't doing enough to help Afghanistan stop the burgeoning production of narcotics in the country, a Kabul anti-drug official says.
Police in Russia seized nearly 200 pounds of Afghan heroin in three drug investigations, narcotics chief Viktor Ivanov said Friday.
NATO is unwilling to work with Russia on stemming the flow of heroin and other drugs from Afghanistan, the head of the Russian narcotics unit said Tuesday.
Russia and China will step up their cooperation to stem the flow of illegal drugs in Central Asia, the two countries' top anti-drug leaders say.
A proposal to resume the cultivation of industrial hemp would cost Russia about $315 million, the head of the country's Federal Drug Control Service said.
Desperate Russian heroin addicts have turned to a synthetic drug that can be cooked up cheaply from over-the-counter medications.
A quarter of Russia's university students have tried illicit drugs at least once, a top official said Saturday.
The head of Russia's Federal Drug Control Service says he wants the United Nations to increase its anti-drug efforts in Afghanistan.
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