KABUL, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Afghan counter-narcotic police have dismantled three clandestine drug processing labs and arrested 13 individuals suspected of involvement in drug-related activities across multiple provinces, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said in separate statements on Tuesday.

According to the ministry, the units of counter-narcotic police launched separate operations in the western provinces of Farah and Nimroz, as well as the southern Helmand province. During these raids, authorities destroyed three drug labs and seized 26 liters of methamphetamine syrup, 20 liters of acid, 90 kg of ammonium, and 30 kg of a special lime used in drug processing.

In a separate statement, the ministry confirmed the arrest of 13 individuals involved in illegal drug trafficking and sales in the provinces of Kunar, Kunduz, Herat, Panjshir, Samangan, Khost, and Balkh.

In a related incident earlier this week, security personnel apprehended three drug smugglers in the eastern Ghazni province and confiscated 15 kg of methamphetamine.

The Afghan interim government has vowed to fight illicit drugs, drug production, and trafficking, as well as crack down on other criminal elements, to ensure law and order across the country. Enditem