16 held during crackdown in Islamabad
Police have arrested as many as 16 people from across the city during a crackdown against drug peddlers and other criminal elements.
They also recovered a stolen motorbike, narcotics, liquor and weapons from the possession of these suspects, a police spokesperson said. The official said that the Margalla police had arrested Aamir and recovered 10 litres of alcohol from him.
The Tarnol police arrested a suspected drug peddler, identified as Ikramullah and recovered 1.2 kilogrammes of hashish from him. The Industrial-Area police arrested Faisal and recovered 2.005 kilogrammes of hashish from him. Similarly, officers of the Anti-Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) arrested Ameer Hamza and recovered a stolen motorbike from him.
The Khanna police arrested Muhammad Saddique and recovered a 30 bore pistol from him. Moreover, the Koral police arrested three suspects including Arslan, Muhammad Bilal and Tasswur Iqbal and recovered three, 30 bore pistols from their possession.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 23rd, 2020.