KABUL, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Police set on fire more than half a ton of illegal drugs in the southern Afghanistan Kandahar province on Sunday, provincial police spokesman Assadullah Jamshid said Monday.

The contraband, which included 130 kg of opium poppy, 480 kg of methamphetamine and 660 pieces of stimulant tablets, had been collected over the past two months and was burned publicly, the official added.

Police won't allow anyone to produce, process or traffic illegal drugs, the official further said.

In a similar drive against illicit drugs, the Ministry of Interior Affairs reported arresting 32 drug smugglers and the discovery of 10 kg of illegal drugs in their possession in some provinces last week. ■