SHEIKHUPURA:CIA Staff Police claimed on Friday to have arrested a drug peddler and recovered 16 kilograms narcotics from his possession.
According to police, the CIA team, led by In-charge Inspector Naseer Ahmed Khan, conducted a raid in the vicinity of Police Station Factory Area and arrested notorious drug peddler Sabir Hussain and recovered 9 kilograms of high-quality opium and 7 kilograms of charas from his possession.
Talking to media, Inspector Naseer Ahmed Khan said that the apprehended peddler Sabir Hussain was transporting narcotics from Lahore to Sharaqpur using an auto-rickshaw when he was caught following a tip-off. He said that another peddler Ashfaq managed to scape from the scene while raids are being conducted to arrest the fleeing accused.