Busted
PESHAWAR
Excise Intelligence Bureau (EIB) here Wednesday foiled a bid of narcotics smuggling and recovered hashish and opium from a car near Motorway Toll Plaza.
Acting on a tip off, team of Excise Intelligence
Bureau started checking of vehicles near toll plaza. During checking 96 kilogram opium and 156 kilogram hashish recovered from a V-8 car.
Smugglers also resorted to firing at Excise Intelligence Bureau team and escaped from the scene after abandoning the car.
A vehicle of Excise Intelligence Bureau was also damaged by the collision of smugglers’ car and six persons sustained minor injuries in the incident.
Case has been registered in Excise Station Peshawar Region and investigation is underway.
Meanwhile, Director General Excise and Narcotics Control, Akmal Khattak has appreciated the performance of Excise Intelligence Bureau team to foil smuggling bid.
