Police urged to take action against drug dealers

Deputy commissioner appeals to people to cooperate in crackdown on drug dealers to eliminate them from their district

BATTAGRAM:

Battagram Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Irfanullah Mehsud has urged police to take action against drug peddlers.

The deputy commissioner also directed the police to present a progress report in every meeting, compile lists of drug dealers and take action by obtaining search warrants against them, and start a crackdown on drug dealers, especially liquor, hashish and ice dealers.

Mehsud also appealed to the people of Battagram to cooperate in a crackdown on drug dealers to eliminate them from their district.

He said that despite the efforts of the district administration and police department the cooperation of civil society and the masses are vital in coping with the menace of drugs.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 12^th, 2022.