PESHAWAR: The security forces have seized 272,000kg hashish, 12,000kg heroin, 389 tonnes opium and around 70kg drug precursors worth $1.8 billion in the international market in Khyber Agency since March.
According to a intelligence agencies report, the 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.
