Attock police arrested three inter provincial smugglers including a lady smuggler and recovered illegal weapons, ammunition, ice from them, police told media on Saturday. According to police, these smugglers were apprehended during a crackdown launched on the directives of DPO Attock Dr Sardar Ghiyas Gul Khan to tighten the checking at the entry and exit points across the district.
The police spokesman said that ASI Muhammad Arshad along with his team managed a picket to intercept a carry van coming from Kohat. The police team searched the driver, Zafar Iqbal Khan and recovered a pistol of 30-bore with ammunition from him, whereas a 30-bore pistol and ammunition were seized from Samiullah Khan, who was sitting in the front passenger seat along with driver.
The arrested smugglers were residents of Mianwali, he added. The police also recovered 11 pistols of 30-bore with 1,200 rounds and one rifle repeater of 12-bore with 2 magazines and 100 cartridges from the hidden craters of the van.
Meanwhile, a lady drug pusher was also booked on the charges of smuggling of 1010 grams ice from her possession in the limits jurisdiction of Attock Khurd Police. She was identified as Mrs. Afzal, a resident of Bara old Peshawar. Later on, cases were registered against all these criminals and further investigation was underway. They were also produced in the court of duty judicial magistrates concerned for seeking their physical remand to fulfill other legal formalities of police challan.—INP
