ISLAMABAD: Capital Cops apprehended 17 criminals involved in different criminal activities and recovered 3530 gram heroin, 2460 gram hashish, 30 liter liquor and weapons with ammunition from their possession.
DIG Operations Sohail Zafar Chatha had ordered all zonal officersto curb the crime in their respective areas and arrest those involved in looting innocent people.
Following these directives, Sangjani police team crackdown against criminalelements involved in illegal activities and arrested 04 accused namely Ahsan Ullah, Muhammad Rafique, Hamza and Muhammad Nadeem. Police team also recoveredtwo 30 bore pistols with ammunition and 49 liter petrol from their possession.
Similarly, Kirpapolice team arrested 03 accused namely Hazrat Bilal, Mudassir Yousuf and WaheedUllah involved in drug peddling and possessing illegal weapons. Police team recovered 2880 gram hashish, one 30 bore pistol with ammunition and 30 literliquor from their possession. Industrial Area and Tarnol police teams arrested two accused namely Bilawar Khan and Muhammad Nasir during checking and recovered 1400 gram heroin and 1050 gram hashish from their possession.
Moreover, Sabzi Mandi and Noon police teams crackdown on drug peddlers and arrested two accusednamely Babar Ali and Abdul Rehman and recovered 2300 gram hashish and 110 gram Ice from their possession. Koral and Sihala police teams arrested two accused namely Waris Khan and Bakht Sheer for possessing illegal weapons and recovered 01 automatic rifle, one 30 bore, 9mm pistols with ammunition, 02 Hand Grenade andone dagger from their possession. Cases have been registered against the nabbed accused and further investigation is underway. During a special crackdown against proclaimed offenders and court absconders Bani Gala and Tarnol police teams arrested 02 proclaimed offenders, while Kohsar and Ramna police team arrested 02 court absconders.
DIG Operations Sohail Zafar Chatha said that the safety of the lives andproperty of the citizens is our prime responsibility and no laxity will betolerated in this regard.
