Landikotal police foil drug smuggling bid

LANDIKOTAL: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested a drug peddler and recovered 1500 grams of heroin at Charwazgay police checkpost, officials said.

Sub-Inspector Hajat Khan, who led the team, told this scribe that acting on the directives of District Police Officer (DPO) Khyber, Rai Mazhar Iqbal, a district-wide anti-narcotics campaign was underway with notable success. He said police foiled a major drug smuggling attempt and recovered a huge quantity of heroin.

Hajat Khan said that they conducted a special checking operation at Charwazgay checkpoint and a suspect attempting to smuggle heroin on foot was intercepted. The accused, identified as Tahir, son of Shakir Khan, a resident of Zakhakhel, was apprehended with 1,500 grams of heroin in his possession.The suspect was taken into custody and shifted to the local lock-up. A case has been registered against him and further investigation underway.