Faisalabad Police Arrest 17 Drug Dealers in 24-Hour Crackdown

Key Points:

17 drug dealers arrested across Faisalabad in the past 24 hours
More than nine kilograms of charas and two kilograms of heroin recovered
489 litres of liquor also seized in the citywide action
Seized drugs worth millions of rupees, the handout says
Six of the arrested men named; hunt on for facilitators and supply network

FAISALABAD: Police arrested 17 drug dealers in a crackdown across Faisalabad during the past 24 hours.

According to the police handout, more than nine kilograms of charas, more than two kilograms of heroin and 489 litres of liquor were recovered from the arrested drug dealers.

Collage released by Faisalabad police showing arrested drug suspects with officers and recovered packets after the 24-hour crackdown — Arrested suspects with their faces covered, seen with police officers in the collage released by the Faisalabad police spokesman.

The handout said those identified among the arrested men included Qaisar, Adil, Ijaz, Ali Raza, Wasim and Muzzammil, among others.

The spokesman said the seized drugs were worth millions of rupees, while an investigation was under way to trace the facilitators and the supply network behind the arrested men.

The CPO Faisalabad said drug dealers who destroyed the future of the young generation deserved no leniency.

Police said the arrests formed part of their drive to eliminate drugs and protect the young generation.

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