Police in Attock district arrested five suspected drug dealers in separate operations and seized heroin, hashish and locally produced liquor, officials said on Sunday. According to police, the arrests were made during routine checking operations carried out by teams from Jand, Fateh Jang and Basal police stations. Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Muhammad Arif of Jand police arrested a suspect identified as Zafar Iqbal and recovered 1,100 grams of heroin from his possession. In a separate operation, ASI Qamar Abbas apprehended Asim Malik and seized 600 grams of hashish.

Meanwhile, ASI Ahmad Umar of Fateh Jang police arrested Mudassar Saeed after recovering 1,500 grams of hashish during a checking operation. In another raid, ASI Aqeel Raees of Basal police arrested Mubeen and recovered 1,520 grams of hashish, while ASI Jameel Akhtar arrested Muzafar Hussain after allegedly recovering 20 litres of locally produced liquor from his possession. Police said separate cases had been registered against the suspects under relevant narcotics and liquor laws, and further investigations were underway.\395

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)