Police seize 4kg of ice in Landikotal

LANDIKOTAL: In a major operation against drug traffickers, the police on Tuesday foiled an attempt to smuggle narcotics and recovered 4 kilograms of ice during a special checkpoint setup on bypass road on Tuesday, police officials said.

Additional SHO Landikotal Azmat Wali Shinwari said taking action on a tip off, a police team led by assistant Sub-Inspector Bahar established a checking point on the Landikotal Bypass Road.

He said during random checking, the police intercepted a suspicious person and recovered 4 kilograms of ice drug from the possession of a pedestrian.The drug carrier, identified as Ibrahim, a resident of Sheikhmalkhel, was arrested and sent to lock up for further investigation. Police officials said the arrested person was a proclaimed offender wanted in multiple cases to Landikotal police.

A case has been registered against the accused and further investigation is underway to trace other facilitators involved in the drug smuggling network.District Police Officer (DPO), Khyber, Rai Mazhar Iqbal lauded the police team for the successful operation and reaffirmed that strict action under a zero-tolerance policy against drugs would continue.