KOHAT: In an ongoing anti-drug operation, SHO Cantonment area Kohat, Ayat Ullah Babar along with a police team recovered a large quantity of narcotics during a snap checking in Kaghazai area on Kohat-Hangu Road on Wednesday.
Spokesman for Kohat police said during snap checking conducted on a tip-off, a pick-up bearing number Abbottabad C. 5702 loaded with chickens was stopped for search. During a detailed search over 22 kilogram of high quality hashish was recovered from the secret cavities.
The narcotics smuggler identified as Jamil Hussain, resident of Parachanar, a member of the inter-provincial drug smuggling gang was arrested. The smuggler and vehicle were shifted to Cantonment police station where a case was registered under drug act.