Afghan officials have seized and destroyed more than 6,000kg of narcotics in Helmand in the past six months.
The anti-narcotics department of the Helmand police said that the drugs included 400 kilograms of heroin, 452 kilograms of methamphetamine, 537 kilograms of opium.
In addition, 281 people were arrested in connection with the possession and sale of drugs in this time.
A number of residents of Helmand province called on the police to seriously fight against drugs and prosecute dealers.
According to Helmand police, the operation to clear fields of poppy in Lashkar Gah city and all districts of the province is underway.
Helmand province was once one of the main producers of opium, but poppy farms have since been eradicated almost completely in the province following a blanket ban on narcotics.
