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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20050148.txt

NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894

January 11, 2005
Release Number: 05-01-48

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

COALITION FORCES RECOVER CACHES

KABUL, Afghanistan – Coalition forces recovered two weapons caches and two drug caches on Sunday.

An Afghan citizen turned in a weapons cache to the Afghan National Police (ANP) near Lashkar Gah containing seven 200-pound bombs of an unknown nomenclature.

The ANP has secured the weapons cache and will stand guard until Coalition forces destroy it at a later date.

The second weapons cache was recovered by Coalition forces near Jalalabad. The cache contained two 75 mm rounds, nine 82 mm mortar tubes, three 14.5 mm machine guns, one ZSU-1, one BM-12 launcher, two dishkas, two 23 mm machine guns, one RPK, 2,500 14.5 mm rounds and 11 82 mm rounds.

Coalition forces have secured the weapons cache.

The ANP led Coalition forces to a drug cache near Jalalabad. The cache included 4.5 kilos of opium and 2.25 kilos of hashish.

The ANP have secured the drug cache and will destroy it at a later date.

The second drug cache was reported to Coalition forces near Qalat. Local Afghan police confiscated the cache containing 23 kilos of opium from a local national.

The local Afghan police have secured the cache and will destroy it at a later date.

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