Border troops in Tajikistan say they have clashed with a gang of heroin traffickers attempting to smuggle drugs into the country from neighboring Afghanistan. The State National Security Committee's press office said Thursday that one of the traffickers was wounded in the battle and that the gang managed to escape back into Afghanistan. Officials say more than 25 kilograms (55 pounds) of heroin and 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) of cocaine were found at the site of the clash, AP reported.
