CNN -led troops in Kandahar province seized more than 6,000 pounds of illegal drugs . Haul included more than 6,000 pounds of processed opium . Troops stopped a `` suspicious '' truck in the Maiwand district of Afghanistan . Kabul , Afghanistan ( CNN ) -- Troops with the NATO-led force in Afghanistan have seized more than 6,000 pounds of illegal drugs , the force said . Afghan opium kills five people a year worldwide -- more than any other drug .
CNN -led troops in Kandahar province seized more than 6,000 pounds of illegal drugs . Haul included more than 6,000 pounds of processed opium . Troops stopped a `` suspicious '' truck in the Maiwand district of Afghanistan . Afghan opium kills five people a year worldwide -- more than any other drug .