95 drug pushers held, 22.6kg heroin seized

Mar 20, 2012

SARGODHA-The police have claimed to arrest 95 drug pushers and recovered 22.6kg heroin, 22.5kg charas and 1,080 bottles of liquor during a crackdown in the district.

According to the sources, the police teams of different stations following a continuing drive against drug peddlers raided on various dens in the district and arrested ninety five peddlers including Zafar, Safdar, Mehboob, Tariq, Sajjid, Nasar, Imran, Shahid, Asghar, Mumtaz, Zafar, Ahmad, Khadim, Afzal, Arshad, Sher Khan, Akram, Sher Muhammad, Nasar Iqbal, Ghazanfar, Naseer, Abid, Nasir, Ashraf, Amir, Bahadar, Nawaz, Zaman, Azhar, Amir Masih, Ashraf Masih and two women Mumtaz Bibi & Balqees Bibi etc.

The police have recovered 22,504 grams charas (hashish), 22,554 grams heroin, articles of running distilleries and 1,080 bottles of liquor worth millions from them. The police have registered separate cases against the accused persons and sent them to jail for further trial.

(The Nation)

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