-Drugs, arms recovered
By Uzma Zafar
ISLAMABAD: Criminal Investigation Agency (CIA) of Islamabad police has nabbed a notorious drug peddler along with his two accomplices who were involved in injuring a policeman after assaulting police team during checking in sector G-13/1.
According to details, a team of CIA police headed by Inspector Abdul Ghafoor was conducting inspection at sector G-13/1 on January 15, 2020 when it signaled to stop a car (AHZ-562). The car driver did not stop and hit Sub-Inspector Inam Ullah resulting fracture to his leg.
The car occupants managed to escape under the cover of firing after abandoning the car on the scene.
Cops recovered 39 bottles of liquor, 6.225 kilogram hashish, 1.550 kilogram heroin, 35 gram ice, two 30 bore pistols, one rifle along with ammunition from the car and registered a case at PS Golra accordingly.
Following this incident, DIG Operations Waqar Uddin Syed assigned special task to SP Investigation Dr. Syed Mustafa Tanveer to arrest the absconders. SP Investigation constituted special police team under supervision of DSP CIA Hakim Khan headed by Inspector Abdul Ghafoor along with ASI Safdar Hussain and others.
The police team worked hard and succeeded to arrest those involved in drug peddling and injuring the policeman. One of the nabbed person was identified as Waseem alias padri who is a notorious drug pusher while his other two accomplices namely Rana Muazzam Ali s/o Shafqat Ali r/o Jhang and Ahmad Iftikhar s/o Muhammad Anwar r/o Jhang have been also held. Police team also recovered 1560 gram hashish and 30 bore pistol with ammunition from them. Two separate cases have also been registered at Aabpara police station and further investigation is underway from them.
IGP Islamabad Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar and DIG Operations have appreciated the performance of CIA Police team and announced cash rewards for the members of the police team.
DIG Operations has said that Capital Cops are making all out efforts for safety and security of citizens. He has also requested the citizens to inform police in case of any such suspicious activity in their areas.
