Kabul, Aug. 26 -- Afghan police set on fire 29.8 tons of illegal drugs seized during a series of operations in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, according to a statement issued late yesterday by the office of the Deputy Minister of Interior for Counter Narcotics.

The confiscated substances included 1,442 kg of methamphetamine (ICE), 588 kg of heroin, 15,714 kg of hashish, 460 kg of opium poppy, and other narcotics, along with materials used in drug production, said the statement. The contraband was uncovered during counter narcotics operations in Jalalabad city and various districts of the province, it said.

Without furnishing details on whether the narcotics had been discovered, the statement noted that 2,586 individuals were arr...