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Crime19 January 2026Archive brief

Four alleged drug traffickers are fatally shot in an overnight shootout with border guards while crossing the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border into Tajikistan

Four alleged drug traffickers are fatally shot in an overnight shootout with border guards while crossing the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border into Tajikistan.

By Belfast Herald Newsdesk2 min read

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Four alleged drug traffickers are fatally shot in an overnight shootout with border guards while crossing the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border into Tajikistan.

The development was among the significant crime stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to The Independent on 19 January 2026.

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