Crackdown likely against drug dealers in Katti Pahari

Some youth agree to work with police authorities

KARACHI:

Police have decided to launch a grand operation against drug dealers on Katti Pahari area. In this regard police force will be posted at all the checkpoints on the mountain while new checkpoints will be built.

In this connection, Nasir Aftab along with SSP West Dr. Farrukh, SSP Central Maruf Usman and other officials visited Katti Pahari where they met the local elders and informed them about the dangers of drugs. Some youth promised to work with the police authorities.

Previously the area was controlled by a notorious drug dealer Hafeezuddin alias Bhalu who was killed in an encounter a few years back. Police officials told The Express Tribune that the police checkpoints at Katti Pahari, which had been inactive for a long time, would be made functional.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 2^nd, 2022.