RAWALPINDI:The police have arrested twelve accused of possessing illegal arms, recovering weapons and ammunition from their possession during a crackdown here on Monday, said a police spokesman.
According to details, the Sadiqabad police arrested Mehran, Jalal and Yasir and recovered a 30 bore pistol each from their possession.
Similarly, the Naseerabad police held Asim Mumtaz and recovered a 30 bore pistol from his possession.
The Morgah police recovered a 30 bore pistol from Junaid. Meanwhile, the Taxila police apprehended Abdullah and recovered a 30 bore pistol from his custody.
The Jatali police recovered a 12 bore rifle from Younas, a 30 bore pistol each from Bashir Ahmed and Shoaib Ilyas.
The Dhamyal police recovered 30 bore pistol from Ramzan.
Similarly, the Kahuta police recovered a 30 bore pistol from Usman. The Kalar Syedan police arrested Firdous after recovering a carbine from his possession.
The SSP Operations appreciated the performance of police teams and said that crackdown against those possessing illegal weapons would continued without any discrimination.