Military police are investigating claims that British soldiers may have trafficked heroin from Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defence said they were aware of "unsubstantiated" claims that troops were using military aircraft to ship the drug out of the country.
The inquiry is focusing on service personnel at airports in Camp Bastion and Kandahar. Security has been tightened, with additional sniffer dogs being used as part of the crackdown at the bases.
An MoD spokeswoman said: "We are aware of these allegations.
British troops investigated for heroin smuggling
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