Raids Nine suspects held, weapons sized

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Police on Friday claimed to have arrested nine suspects including three robbers from various areas and recovered 1.32 kilograms of hashish, heroin and weapons from them, a police spokesman said. The Tarnol police arrested three robbers identified as Asghar Khan, Aneel Mushtaq and Najaf Shah and recovered a stolen motorbike, three cell phones and other valuables. The robbers also confessed to injuring a person during a robbery attempt in the Tarnol area. The robbers also confessed to striking at various places in the twin cities. The Secretariat police arrested a drug peddler, identified as Javed Iqbal alias Jaidi and recovered 1.32 kilograms of hashish from him while the Kohsar police arrested Liaqat Masih and recovered 120 grams of heroin from him. The Karachi Company police apprehended Nasir and Rizwan for selling expired products. The Sihala police arrested Attaur Rehman and Said Wali with two 30-bore pistols. Cases have been registered against the suspects.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 4^th, 2016.