DUSHANBE, August 4, 2010, Asia-Plus  -- 64.5 kilograms of narcotics have been seized in one operation in Dushanbe.

According to the Ministry of Interior (MoI), Dushanbe resident Mahmoudjon Davlatov was detained yesterday on suspicion of having been involved in drug trafficking.  Three packages containing 64.5 kilograms of hashish were found in his Toyota-Corolla, the source said.

The same day, nearly one kilogram of heroin was confiscated from Maroufjon Boyev in Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon province.  The heroin was found hidden in his Opel-Astra.

Criminal proceedings have been instituted against both drug pushers and an investigation is under way.