UK military police are investigating claims that British troops may have been involved in smuggling heroin out of Afghanistan and into Britain, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
Officials said they were aware of "unsubstantiated" claims that troops were buying the illegal drug from dealers and using military aircraft to ship it out the country.
An inquiry has been launched focusing on British and Canadian service personnel at airports in Camp Bastion and Kandahar.
An MoD spokeswoman said: "We are aware of these allegations.
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