DUSHANBE, January 20, Asia-Plus -- On Wednesday January 18, officers of the Dushanbe police directorate’s squad for combating drug trafficking (drug police) detained Hamza Huseinov, resident of Kulob, who has been suspected of being involved in drug trafficking. 

Jaloliddin Sadriddinov, a spokesman for the Dushanbe police directorate, has told Asia-Plus that almost ten kilograms of heroin were confiscated from him.  Criminal proceedings have been instituted against Hamza Huseinov.