260 suspects detained in Quetta

QUETTA:

At least 260 suspects were rounded up in a search operation in the Saryab neighbourhood of Quetta Saturday morning.

The operation was jointly conducted by the paramilitary Frontier Corps and police. Illegal Afghan immigrants, absconders and wanted criminals were among those detained, a police official claimed.

“Pistols and stolen motorbikes were also recovered during the operation,” he added without specifying the number of seized pistols and motorbikes.

Following the operation, a long queue was seen outside the Saryab police station where parents and relatives waited to meet police officials over the arrests.

The police said they would release those who were not involved in any illegal activity or criminal offence.

Separately, the Levies force recovered a dead body from Turbat district on Saturday. According to the Levies force, on a tip-off, a Levies team recovered the body dumped in an open area.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 1^st, 2015.