Central Asia: August 1, 2000

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Russian border guards in Tajikistan shot it out with Afghan drug smugglers, killing five and seizing 65 pounds of drugs. So far this year, 1700 pounds of drugs have been seized in such operations. The drug smugglers are heavily armed and willing to try and shoot their way past Russian and Tajik border patrols. 

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