DLP Report
PESHAWAR
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Excise Department carried out four major operations across Dera Ismail Khan, Malakand, and Mardan, targeting drug dealers, smugglers, and their facilitators, resulting in arrests and seizure of narcotics.
In Dera Ismail Khan, SHO Hizbullah Khan, under the supervision of Circle Officer Nasrullah Khattak, recovered 439 grams of charas during an operation on Dera–Daraban Road, arresting three suspects. A case has been registered at the Excise Police Station DI Khan, a handout said.
In a separate action at the joint check post in Amun Mela, In-charge Inspector Muhammad Ilyas, supervised by ETO Faheem Nawaz Khan, seized 2,000 grams of ice from a vehicle (FDW 2233). Three individuals, including a woman, were arrested and a case lodged at the Excise Police Station.
In Malakand, SHO Azlan Aslam, with support from Malakand Levies under Circle Officer Aqif Nawaz Khan, apprehended Shah Hussain, son of Khan Bahadur, who had previously escaped after injuring an Excise constable during a raid on 14 November 2025. He had been found in possession of 261 grams of ice in case No. 10/25. During interrogation, he also revealed the involvement of a relative, Syed Nawab, against whom five narcotics-related cases are already registered.
In Mardan, SHO Imad Khan, assisted by a lady constable, carried out an intelligence-based operation on Mardan–Charsadda Road, recovering 500 grams of ice from a woman smuggler, who was arrested on the spot and a case registered.
The Excise Department reiterated that its province-wide crackdown on drug trafficking continues, reflecting the government’s zero-tolerance policy against narcotics.
