Rawalpindi-The police have arrested three drug peddlers including the one involved in firing on a police team and seized narcotics from their possession, informed a police spokesman on Saturday.
The accused have been identified as Kashif Iqbal, Faizan and Fayyaz Khan, who was involved in launching armed attack on police, he added.
According to police spokesman, the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) of Islamabad police, following the directions of SSP Investigation Atta Ur Rehman, carried out raids in limits of police stations Industrial Area and Sabzi Mandi and held two notorious drug peddlers seizing 8 kg Charas from their possession. He added the police team arrested the accused included SI Nawazish Ali, ASI Sadheer Abbasi and others. Separate cases have been registered against the drug peddlers while further investigation was underway, he mentioned.
Separately, Shehzad Town police have arrested a notorious drug peddler Fiaz Khan.
He said that Shehzad Town police got information on October 2 that a drug peddler is supplying drugs in Frash Town. Upon receiving the information, a police team headed by Sub-Inspector Fayyaz Akber and other officials took prompt action and arrested a drug peddler Fiaz Khan resident of Kohat red-handed and recovered 1270 gram hashish from his possession.
As the police team arrested the drug-peddler, three unknown accused started resistance with the team by which police officer SI Fayyaz Akbar got injuries. The accused had succeeded to flee from the scene. Police had registered FIR against unknown accused.
SP (Rural Zone) Muhammad Usman Tipu took the notice and directed concerned police station to arrest the accused immediately. A team of Shahzad Town police under the supervision of ASP Faryal Fareed headed by SHO Shahzad Town Muhammad Azeem and other officials has apprehended an accused Baddar Munir, a resident of Farash town involved in the said incident and recovered 220 gram hashish from his possession who was also found to be a criminal record holder.
DIG (Operations) appreciated the performance of the team and said that an operation on large scale is being conducted against the drug-peddlers in the city as the force has announced a war against this menace. He also thanked the public for their support in combating the menace.