Seized : Man arrested with opium
The opium valued at Rs1 million had been concealed in a specially stitched jacket
HASSANABDAL:
The city police on Wednesday foiled an attempt to smuggle opium and arrested a man on GT Road in Hassanabdal. Muhammad Israr, a resident of Charsadda, who was travelling to Karachi in a public transport, was intercepted in the Adha Larian area and seized 7 kilograms of opium from his possession. The opium valued at Rs1 million had been concealed in a specially stitched jacket. During the preliminary investigation, the suspect revealed that he transported the contraband to Karachi earlier too.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 25th, 2016.
The city police on Wednesday foiled an attempt to smuggle opium and arrested a man on GT Road in Hassanabdal. Muhammad Israr, a resident of Charsadda, who was travelling to Karachi in a public transport, was intercepted in the Adha Larian area and seized 7 kilograms of opium from his possession. The opium valued at Rs1 million had been concealed in a specially stitched jacket. During the preliminary investigation, the suspect revealed that he transported the contraband to Karachi earlier too.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 25th, 2016.