Bishkek, Jan. 9 -- Kyrgyz anti-drug authorities have seized more than 136 kg of drugs from a transnational organized crime drug trafficking group, the national Kabar news agency reported Friday.
According to the Anti-Drug Trafficking Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, the group had long been involved in the smuggling and sales of Afghan-origin drugs through Kyrgyzstan on a large scale.
Seven members of the organized drug group were arrested, and one other individual was identified and placed on the international wanted list. They were identified as citizens of Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, said the report.
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