SWABI:In-charge Narcotics Eradication Team (NET), Inspector Akbar Ali along with SHO IDS, Sub Inspector, Fawad Ali, and staff during an intelligence-based operation in the vicinity of IDS police station on Thursday arrested a smuggler with possession of 24885 gm of opium and 3013gm hashish.
Inspector Ali Akbar told the media that following the vision of IGP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muazzam Jah Ansari of “Narcotics Free Khyber Pakhtunkhwa” and directives of DPO Swabi, Muhammad Shoib Khan, the NET team succeeded in recovering a big quantity of narcotics.
He said a pickup van was signaled to stop and upon inspection 24885gm of opium and 3013gm hashish were recovered from its secret cavities.
The drug dealer identified as Muhammad Rafiq, resident of Bagla Chnti was taken into custody and shifted to the NET office for further interrogations.
During investigations the arrested accused also identified the name of his facilitator, the NET In-charge said adding his team has started raids to arrest the facilitator.
A case under the narcotics act was registered against the arrested accused.