PESHAWAR: The city police arrested an arm smuggler after recovering arms and ammunition from his motorcar at Faqirabad area here on Tuesday, police said. On a tip-off that arms and ammunition in large quantities would be smuggled out to down the country, the assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Faqirabad, Syed Talal Ahmad Shah constituted a police squad to frustrate the arms smuggling bid. Meanwhile, the accused Faizan alias Latif Khan appeared in a motorcar that was asked to stop for search. The accused instead accelerated the speed of the vehicle and was overpowered at Haji camp ada after a little chase. During search of the car’s secret cavities, police recovered 15 rifles and a Kalashnikov besides others arms and ammunition. Police registered a case against the accused and started investigation. APP
