FAISALABAD: The motorway police foiled an attempt to smuggle contraband by taking a vehicle into custody near Sahianwala here on Monday. Sector Commander Motorways Police Javed Iqbal Chadar while addressing a press conference said that a police team signaled a vehicle to stop near Sahianwala but its driver opened fire in air. The officials chased but the driver managed to escape by leaving the vehicle near Aminpur interchange. Police, during the search, seized 420-kg hashish, and 117-kg opium which was handed over to anti-narcotics forces.