Sunday, February 25, 2007

AP Interview: Former Afghan customs chief says Afghanistan losing war against drugs

LONDON: A Pakistani man sewed opium into the beads of a tapestry. An Afghan taped drug bags to his body. A Chinese woman tucked narcotics into hollowed heels. --- Afghan Gen. Aminullah Amarkhil arrested them all — and he says that has been the source of all his problems. --- Amarkhil said he can prove his claim that high-placed officials allow drug runners to operate brazenly. From a small, dark suitcase placed on top of a wooden cupboard, the former customs officer brought out videotapes describing dates and times of some of his most successful busts.

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