Former Afghan general and politician is extradited to US to face drug charges
Prosecutors say Abdul Zahir Qadeer negotiated to sell 500 to 600 kilograms of heroin and methamphetamine and hundreds of weapons to a DEA source.
- On Friday, former Afghan general Abdul Zahir Qadeer appeared in Manhattan federal court following his extradition from Kenya to face conspiracy charges for illegally importing narcotics and weapons into the United States.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated Qadeer was "purporting to be a political leader in Afghanistan" while allegedly operating a criminal enterprise dealing in dangerous narcotics and heavy weapons.
- Qadeer allegedly negotiated to sell "hundreds of kilograms" of heroin and methamphetamine along with machine guns and grenades, after delivering a two-kilogram "test shipment" for $14,000 to a Drug Enforcement Administration informant.
- Authorities detained Qadeer pending trial in the Southern District of New York, where he faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years for drug charges and 30 years for weapons offenses.
- This case follows the recent indictment of an Iraqi national accused of plotting terror attacks, as federal prosecutors continue targeting international threats operating within the Southern District.
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Former Afghan general and politician is extradited to US to face drug charges
A former Afghan general who also served in his nation's National Assembly has been extradited to the United States on drug and weapons charges.
Kenya extradites Afghan national to U.S. over narcotics, firearms charges
NAIROBI, Kenya Jul 11 – Kenya has extradited an Afghan national wanted in the United States on allegations of participating in an international narcotics trafficking conspiracy and related firearms offences, marking the latest cooperation between Kenyan and U.S. law enforcement agencies in tackling transnational organized crime. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said Abdul Zahir Qadeer, also known as Haji Abdul Zahir, was extradit…
Ex-MP Zahir Qadeer extradited to US
Abdul Zahir Qadeer, the former first deputy speaker of Afghanistan’s lower house of parliament, has been extradited to the United States to face federal charges accusing him of conspiring to traffic hundreds of kilograms of heroin and methamphetamine, along with military-grade weapons, the US Justice Department announced Friday. Qadeer, 52, was arrested in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 15, 2025, and extradited to New York on Thursday. He is expected …
Ex-Afghan MP extradited to US to face drug, weapons charges
WASHINGTON (AFP) : A former member of the Afghan parliament has been extradited to the United States from Kenya to face drug and firearms charges, the Justice Department said Friday. Abdul Zahir Qadeer, who was arrested in Nairobi in April of last year, was allegedly a “large-scale international narcotics and weapons trafficker,” the department said in a statement. Qadeer was the deputy speaker of Afghanistan’s National Assembly prior to the Tal…
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