DUSHANBE, September 19, 2014, Asia-Plus – Two police officers have been detained in Dushanbe on suspicion of drug trafficking, the Interior Ministry’s official website reported on September 18.

Captain Jamoliddin Rajabov, 27, and Senior Lieutenant Daler Ghayurov, 26, were reportedly detained in an operation carried out by officers from the Dushanbe police department.

Several packages of narcotic drug that tested positive to heroin weighing 17 kilograms were found hidden in Toyota Camry belonging to Jamoliddin Rajabov.

Criminal proceedings have been instituted against the alleged drug traffickers and an investigation is under way.