RAWALPINDI, DEC 05 (APP/DNA): The Rawalpindi Police on Friday said its crackdown against narcotics, launched on the directives of City Police Officer (CPO) Syed Khalid Hamdani, continued with the arrest of 18 alleged drug suppliers and the recovery of more than 31 kilograms of narcotics.
According to a police spokesman, the Taxila Police took one suspect into custody and recovered 5.5 kilograms of charas, while the Wah Saddar Police apprehended three suspects and separately seized 4.17 kilograms of the substance.
The Pirwadhai Police arrested two suspects, recovering 3.8 kilograms of charas, and the Dhamial Police detained two others with 2.84 kilograms.
One suspect was held by the R.A. Bazaar Police with 2.4 kilograms, and the Naseerabad Police arrested another suspect with 2.1 kilograms of charas.
The Ratta Amral and the Wah Cantt Police arrested one suspect each with 1.86 kilograms and 1.8 kilograms of charas respectively. The Kallar Syedan and the Chauntra Police also held one suspect each, seizing 1.6 kilograms and 1.54 kilograms respectively.
Similarly, one suspect each was detained by the Saddar Beruni, Chakri and Mandra Police with 1.5 kilograms, 1.4 kilograms and 1.1 kilograms of charas respectively, while the Westridge Police arrested one suspect with 114 grams of heroin.
The spokesman said all necessary measures were being taken to curb the scourge of narcotics in line with the Punjab chief minister’s drug-free province vision and to bring those involved in its supply to justice.
