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Four smugglers among 18 suspects held

By PPI
January 16, 2018

The Sindh Rangers on Monday claimed to have arrested 18 suspects, including four alleged diesel smugglers, during different raids in the metropolis.

According to a spokesperson for the paramilitary force, a team carried out a raid near Toll Plaza and seized 450,000 litters of smuggled Iranian diesel from an oil tanker and a van. The team arrested four alleged smugglers, namely Abdul Hafiz, Muhammad Jan, Iqbal and Muhammad Irfan.

Separately, a Rangers party carried out search operations in Bahadurabad, Ittehad Town, Sachal, Malir and Awami Colony areas and arrested 11 suspected street criminals. Moreover, a Rangers team detained three suspected drug peddlers, namely Muhammad Esa, Nazir Muhammad, and Shah Nawaz. The Rangers also found weapons and drugs.