NATO - led troops in Afghanistan seized more than 6,000 pounds of illegal drugs . Haul included more than 500 pounds of Afghan opium . The Taliban raised $ 450 million to $ 600 million over the past four years by `` taxing '' opium farmers and traffickers , Antonio Maria Costa , head of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime , said in a report last autumn . Troops seized a ` ` suspicious '' vehicle in the Kabul district of Kabul Province . Afghan opium kills 100,000 people a year worldwide -- more than any other drug .
NATO - led troops in Afghanistan seized more than 6,000 pounds of illegal drugs . Haul included more than 500 pounds of Afghan opium . Troops seized a ` ` suspicious '' vehicle in the Kabul district of Kabul Province . Afghan opium kills 100,000 people a year worldwide -- more than any other drug .