86 drug peddlers held from Doray, Pind Parian

POLICE & RANGERS OPERATION

Twin villages emerged as hub of drugs and could be considered established
narcotics supply centres for Islamabad, Rawalpindi and gateway to entire Punjab

Islamabad

Outskirts of Islamabad -- Doray and Pind Parian -- twin villages, have emerged as hub of drugs, and could be considered established narcotics supply centres for Islamabad, Rawalpindi and gateway of entire Punjab.

"The outer edges of Islamabad have been heavily polluted with drug-dealing mafia," a report said. It is attention-grabbing but startling to mention here that the volume of drug trade has touched Rs200 million per month, said the report.

A complaint was moved to the interior minister, IGP and SSP Islamabad with signs of 64 people of adjacent areas requesting for a crackdown against the people involved in drug dealing activities.

It was disclosed that women of the locality were also part of drug dealing trade. "Doray and Pind Parian are a base-camp of drug mafia where drug trade is openly run and marketed under the protection of area police, the locals claimed.

"Heavy consignments of different narcotics including Heroin, Hashish, Garda and Cocaine are transported to the twin-villages at least twice a week without any check and resistance," the insiders indicated with different references.

Chingchi Rickshaw drivers hailing from the twin-villages are freely embroiled in vending small quantity of narcotics and tokens (a quote ward for cigarettes filled with Hashish) at the twin-villages and Tarnol near Railway crossing, the sources maintained and added that although the rate of a 'Token' fluctuates with the local rates of hashish but it is almost fixed at Rs60 per Token (two cigarettes filled with hashish).

The report disclosed that professional carriers are available with the drug-dealing people to transport drugs abroad, adding the services of carriers can be hired through the drug barons. "The value of the carriers can be estimated on the kind, and quantity of drugs as well as the destination," said in the report.

"Over 50 per cent of the total population, including women and children, are involved in drug trade. No policeman dares to come to the twin-villages, however, sometime police pickets are set up to collect bribe from them," the report indicated.

Islamabad police, taking action against the drug mafia along with Pakistan Rangers and other security agencies on Tuesday conducted search operation in various areas of Tarnol and Margallah police stations and arrested 86 suspects including two females besides recovery of weapons and narcotics from them.

Following directions from IGP Islamabad Tariq Masood Yasin, SSP Islamabad Sajid Kiani devised a plan for combing and search operation in the city .Following this plan, officers/officials of Islamabad Police including SP (Saddar) Zeeshan Haider, ASP Irsala Saleem, SHO Tarnol Inspector Sajjad Hussain Bukhari,SHO Margallah Insepctor Kifayat Ullah, personnel of Pak Rangers and other security agencies conducted search operation in Doray Village and sector F-8 including Kutchery.

During search operation, 86 suspects were arrested and more than 300 houses were screened. Police recovered cache of weapons, ammunition and 1200 gram heroin from these nabbed persons while all of suspects have been shifted to relevant police stations for further investigation.

It is to mention here that Islamabad Police have accelerated efforts to arrest drug peddlers and 86 drug pushers from January 1, 2016 to till date and huge amount of narcotics have been recovered from them.  

SSP Islamabad Sajid Kiani has said that the purpose of this search operation was to ensure high vigilance in the city and every effort will be made to ensure protection to the lives and property of citizens. He has also appealed the citizens to remain vigilant and inform police in case of any suspicious activity around them.