SARGODHA: The district police arrested 117 alleged criminals including 78 proclaimed offenders (POs) and 39 court absconders in October.
According to a spokesman Abid Hussain, the police registered 186 cases [FIRs or the first information reports] against illegal weapon holders with recovery of nine Kalashnikovs, 17 rifles, 27 guns, 135 pistols, and 817 bullets.
The police arrested 103 drug-peddlers and recovered 39.52-kg hashish, 2,499 litres of liquor and unearthed four working distilleries.
Police also recovered valuables and gold worth billions of rupees from alleged criminals, said Abid Hussain.