PESHAWAR:
Drugs worth $1.8 billion in the international markets have been seized by security forces in the Khyber Agency since March.
According to a report compiled by intelligence agencies, confiscating these drugs would be helpful in dismantling funding received by ‘banned terrorist outfits’.
A report found by a local media outlet states militants who had their stronghold in Maidan in Tirah valley, Khyber Agency relied mainly on money obtained through trafficking drugs and kidnapping for ransom.
After the security forces entered Tirah, the fleeing militants set fire to the godowns where drugs were stored. According to a senior security official, the fire almost lasted for a week.
“This goes to show how much heroin and hashish was stored in the godown,” he added.