Canadian Troops Seize Drugs & Weapons in Afghanistan

In a secret mission that included Canadian troops, American, British and Afghan, an unspecified amount of drugs, weapons and bomb-making material were seized. Unfortunately no terrorists were reported killed in the operation. National Post

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Canadian soldiers appear to have caught the Taliban off guard in a large multi-national operation in the lawless region of western Kandahar province where insurgents have usually felt relatively safe.

In a secret mission that started last week, but was only just now made public, Canadians joined forces with American, British and Afghan forces to drive into the notorious Maywand district, a centre of Afghanistan's opium industry.

Military officials won't reveal how many troops are taking part in the ongoing operation but say they have so far seized large quantities of bomb-making equipment and drugs.

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"Narcotics, weapons, all the paraphernalia you would associate with insurgents we did find out there,"
said Canadian Maj. Fraser Auld.

The operation is officially called "Roob Unyip Janubi" - or "Southern Beast" in Pashto -- but soldiers have already dubbed it "Ruby Januby."

Military spokesman Capt. Chris Quinlan said troops believe the Maywand District is where a large amount ofbombs get made before being shipped to other areas of the country.

"So we certainly anticipate that seizing bomb making supplies in Maywand will have an effect on what will show up in Zhari in the future," he said.