Drugs, liquor worth millions seized

SP Saddar says crackdown on drug dealers, liquor suppliers to continue

RAWALPINDI:

Police on Saturday seized huge caches of liquor, narcotics and drugs worth millions of rupees in separate operations across the district.

The Kallar Syedan police arrested accused Kabir Ahmed and recovered 100 bottles of liquor from him. Kallar Syedan SHO said that other facilitators of the accused would also be arrested. SP Saddar Ahmed Zanir Cheema said that the accused would be challaned with solid evidence of drug trafficking against him.

The crackdown on drug dealers and liquor suppliers would continue, he added.

In another operation against the drug dealers, Rawalpindi police arrested two accused and recovered about 3 kg of hashish from their possession.

Similarly, Waris Khan Police arrested an accused named Bilal and recovered 800 grams of cannabis from him, while Banni Police arrested accused Ali and recovered 620 grams of cannabis from him.

In other operations, the police arrested nine accused and recovered marijuana and liquor from them, including 460 grams of cannabis from Sehroosh, 180 grams of cannabis from Issa, 4 liters of liquor from Zukram, 16 liters of liquor from Noman, 13 bottles of liquor from Haroon, 5 bottles of liquor from Bilal, and 10 liters of liquor from Afzal.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, July 3^rd, 2022.