Canadian Forces ‘unaware’ of any involvement in Afghan heroin smuggling

OTTAWA — Canadian Forces officials said Sunday they were aware of U.K. media reports the British government was investigating allegations British and Canadian soldiers were involved in heroin smuggling in Afghanistan, but said military police were unaware of any Canadian military involvement.

An inquiry has begun into what British officials termed "unsubstantiated" allegations that U.K. service personnel had bought the drug and used military aircraft to transport it out of the war-torn country.

British troops at airports in Camp Bastion and Kandahar, the main hub of Canadian military operations, are under investigation and security has been tightened with additional sniffer dogs brought in as part of the crackdown.


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