The FIA Peshawar Zone during a successful operation, foiled smuggling bid of official medicines, said a FIA spokesman on Thursday. According to detail, the FIA Peshawar Zone officials raided the ring road and the raid was conducted on a tip-off at the office of Lakh Goods Transport Company. Large quantity of drugs smuggled from government hospitals of Punjab was recovered from the scene in the raid operation, FIA spokesman said. A total of 19 cartons of surgical instruments were recovered in raids and the recovered cartons belonged to the Punjab Government. The drugs exported are worth millions of rupees, FIA spokesman said. The official said that the sale of exported cartons was prohibited and an inquiry was registered against the accused and the investigation had been initiated.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan