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Post by Frenchie on Jun 9, 2009 22:43:27 GMT 1
Scots and Afghan troops have destroyed a major Taliban drug centre in a series of night raids in Helmand. In two separate helicopter-borne strikes, around 450 troops from The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS), and around 100 Afghan Army soldiers, have found and destroyed more than 5,500kg of opium paste in a large and well co-ordinated air-land operation. The operation destroyed ten narcotic manufacturing facilities. As well as the opium, it netted 220kg of morphine, more than 100kg of heroin, 148kg of cannabis plus a range of chemicals used in the drug production process - including 5,800kg of ammonium chloride and 2,500kg of sulphur. Also found were eight AK-47 machine guns, three pistols, 16 full magazines and 900 rounds of ammunition. MoD Article >>
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