DLP Reporter
PESHAWAR
The Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department arrested four people and seized six kilograms of hashish in two separate operations in Peshawar, officials said on Tuesday. According to the department, Excise Police Peshawar intercepted a vehicle (MNA-2984) at a joint checkpost near the motorway and recovered 3.6kg of hashish during a search. Two suspects, identified as Muhammad Sohail, son of Muhammad Baqi and a resident of Upper Dir, and Hamza Ahmed, son of Ahmed Gul and a reident of Bahrain, Swat, were arrested at the spot. In a separate operation, officials stopped another vehicle (AWD-283) at the M-1 Joint Checkpost and recovered 2.4kg of hashish. Two suspects, Abdul Subhan, son of Amjad Ali, and Sufyan Azhar, son of Azhar Ali, both residents of Shadman Colony, Gujrat, were arrested. Cases have been registered against all four suspects at Excise Police Station Peshawar, and further investigation and legal proceedings are underway. The department said operations against drug trafficking were continuing across the province in line with the provincial government’s policy against narcotics.
