Smuggled goods worth millions of rupees seized

PESHAWAR: The police have seized goods worth millions of rupees during a campaign against the smugglers involved in illegal transportation of cosmetics, cloth, tea leaves and other goods in the first quarter of the year, officials said on Saturday.

An official of the capital city police said all the police stations were carrying out action against the smugglers involved in illegal transportation of tea leaves, imported cloths, perfumes, cosmetics, cellphones and non-custom paid (NCP) vehicles.

“As many as 64 NCP vehicles have been impounded by police in different parts of the city. Besides, 9,386 rolls of cloth, 8446 kilogram tea leaves, 401 carton cigarettes, 2083 cellphones, 392 perfumes, 683 tyres and other goods worth Rs43 million were recovered by the police in different parts of the city in the first quarter of the year,” an official said.

He added that the recovery was far higher when compared to the same period last year.

“Eight vehicles, 2,561 rolls of cloth, 750 kilogram tea leaves, 146 carton cigarettes and other goods worth Rs0.6 million were recovered during the same period last year,” the official added.

He continued that because of police action against the smugglers, they were now staging protests against the cops by levelling baseless allegations to pressure the force to make sure police didn’t stop them in the city.

A few female smugglers staged a protest demonstration in Hayatabad the other day.

They claimed the police tortured them while allowed those involved in smuggling at the bigger level.

However, the officials of the capital city police termed the allegations baseless, saying they were protesting as police intensified action against smugglers.

Two killed in DI Khan road accident: Two persons were killed and two others sustained injuries in a road accident in the limits of the Paharpur Police Station on Saturday, official sources said.

They said that two oil-tankers collided while overtaking on Dera-Chashma road near Kokhar Filling Station. One of the vehicles fell into a canal.

As a result, driver, Inayatullah was killed on the spot.

Meanwhile, the vehicles struck a motorcycle. As a result, motorcyclist Jan Gul was killed instantly while Ghulam Muhammad and Irfan sustained injuries.

Body of man recovered in Takht Bhai: The body of a man was recovered from a canal in Narai Wala area on Saturday, official sources said.

They said that after being informed by the locals, the cops of Saro Shah Police Station reached Narai Wala area and recovered the body.

The body was shifted to the hospital where the deceased was identified as Muhammad Hayat, son of Muhammad Islam. It was learnt that the deceased was a supervisor in Bus Rapid Transit project in Peshawar.