Dera Ismail Khan , Oct 03 (APP):Dera police have arrested a man and a woman and recovered three kilograms of hashish and 1,600 grams of ice (crystal methamphetamine) from their possession during a crackdown on drug smuggling at Daraban Checkpost.
According to a police spokesman, the operation was conducted by Station House Officer (SHO) Daraban Muhammad Saleem under the supervision of SP Sadar Division Asif Mahmood, on the directives of District Police Officer (DPO) Dera Ziauddin Ahmad.
During the checking of a passenger bus, police arrested Khan Muhammad, son of Haibat Khan, resident of Kari Ahmad Shah, Tank, and recovered two kilograms of hashish and 1,600 grams of ice from his possession.
In a separate search, police recovered one kilogram of hashish from the purse of a female passenger, identified as Musarrat Bibi, wife of Qadir Bakhsh, resident of Garhi Saduzai.
Cases have been registered against both suspects, who have been taken into custody, while further investigation is underway.
Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)
