24 Drug Dealers Arrested in Faisalabad Crackdown

Key Points

24 alleged drug dealers arrested in the past 24 hours
Over 5kg heroin, 6kg hashish and 1kg ice seized
10kg poppy husk and 100 litres of liquor also recovered
CPO says the crackdown will be made more effective

FAISALABAD: Police arrested twenty-four alleged drug dealers in a district-wide crackdown during the past twenty-four hours, recovering over five kilogrammes of heroin, six kilogrammes of hashish and other narcotics, a spokesman said.

A police spokesman said the arrested men included Zafar, Fareed, Khadim, Ali, Waseem and Naeem, among others.

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The recoveries included over five kilogrammes of heroin, over six kilogrammes of hashish, over one kilogramme of ice, ten kilogrammes of poppy husk and one hundred litres of liquor, the spokesman added.

City Police Officer Tanveer Hussain said protecting the younger generation from drugs was among the police’s priorities, adding that the crackdown against drug dealers would be made more effective.