SPU Employee Among Two Drug Dealers Arrested in Lahore

Key Points

Badami Bagh police arrested two drug dealers in Lahore, one of them an employee of the Special Protection Unit
Police recovered 1,460 grams of charas from the two men
A 30-bore pistol and three live rounds were also recovered from Azeem Rasheed
Case registered as FIR 1845/26 at Badami Bagh police station under the narcotics law

LAHORE: Badami Bagh police have arrested two alleged drug dealers, one of them an employee of the Special Protection Unit.

Police recovered 1,460 grams of charas from the men in the early hours of Thursday. According to the DIG Operations handout, the arrested men are Zeeshan (son of Muhammad Saien) and Azeem Rasheed (son of Rasheed Ahmad). Azeem Rasheed is an employee of the Special Protection Unit (SPU).

According to the FIR, a police party acting on a tip-off stopped the two men near Bacco Chowk in the Jozaf Colony area. Zeeshan was carrying 1,240 grams of charas.

The FIR says 220 grams of charas was recovered from Azeem Rasheed. A 30-bore pistol and three live rounds were also found in his possession.

The police handout said cases were registered against both men at Badami Bagh police station under narcotics and illegal-arms provisions. The case, FIR 1845/26, cites sections 9(1)(3c) and 9(1)(3b) of the Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997.

DIG Operations Faisal Kamran said accountability of black sheep within the department would continue without discrimination. He said: “A uniform or official position makes no one above the law.”