PESHAWAR:Narcotics control squad of the excise department on Thursday foiled a smuggling bid by seizing 18 kilograms of hashish during an operation conducted at an area of Dera Ismail Khan.
Acting on tip-off, the narcotics control personnel set up a checkpoint at Daraban Road, Dera Ismail Khan and signalled a suspected vehicle to stop. During the search they recovered 18 kilograms of hashish from the vehicle and arrested the accused who was trying to smuggle the narcotics to Quetta.
A case was registered at the excise police station Dera Ismail Khan and investigation started.