PESHAWAR
Following instructions issued by Secretary Excise, Ehsan Ullah and DG Excise, Akmal Khan Khattak to curb the menace of narcotics, the department has geared up its actions against narcotics dealers, smugglers and their facilitators across the province.
According to the spokesman Excise on Tuesday, a team headed by Excise Officer (Narcotics Control), Zahid Iqbal Khan and Circle Officer, Sayed Naveed Jamal of Mardan Region, SHO Excise Mardan Muhammad Riaz conducted a successful action near PRC Market on GT Road Malakand, Mardan and recovered 7034 gms of hashish from two smugglers. The spokesman said the narcotics were tied with legs of the smugglers, identified as Nawab Khan and Sher Rehman of Nodeh Payan Peshawar. Bothe the arrested drug smugglers were shifted to Excise police station Mardan for further legal action. Secretary Excise, Ehsan Ullah has highly appreciated the efforts and services of the Excise Department Mardan for the recovery of narcotics.
