KABUL, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Afghan police have arrested 62 individuals for alleged involvement in criminal activities, including selling and smuggling illicit drugs, the Ministry of Interior Affairs reported on Thursday.

Counter-narcotic police have taken into custody 29 suspects involved in illegal drug trafficking and purchases on the outskirts of Kabul, the national capital of Afghanistan, the ministry said in a statement.

An amount of illicit drugs, such as opium, hashish, stimulant tablets and other types of illegal narcotics, has been seized from the detained, the source added.

In the meantime, the ministry said that police have recently detained 33 people for their role in criminal activities, including murder and theft, in the provinces of northern Kunduz and Takhar and eastern Kunar.

The Afghan interim government has vowed to crack down on criminal elements and those involved in the business of illicit drugs to ensure law and order in the war-ravaged Asian country. Enditem