Pyongyang, August 22 (KCNA) -- Uzbek border guards have seized 5 kg of heroin on a Dushanbe-Moscow train traveling through Uzbekistan, the Interfax news agency reported on Thursday.

This was the 7th confiscation of large amount of drugs on Uzbek-Tajik border in the past two months. The total weight of the seized drugs exceeds 50 kg.

A multi-agency task force has arrested 17 members from five rival gangs in massive raids conducted in Southern California on Wednesday morning, authorities said.

Six handguns and narcotics including methamphetamine, Ecstasy and marijuana were seized by authorities.

Italian police have seized a shipment which contained nearly a ton of pure cocaine in northern Italy, local media reported on Thursday.

A few policemen arrested three Italians, a Spaniard and a Colombian.

The police reportedly also seized five new cars on the ship and found 10 kilos of hashish inside one of the vehicles.