Ashrafuddin Pirzada
DISTRICT KHYBER: Police raided a heroin-making factory in Shahkas area of Jamrud tehsil and recovered a huge quantity of narcotics items, officials said on Tuesday.
District Police Officer doctor Muhammad Iqbal told The News that on the basis of a tip from Jamrud police raided a compound in Shahkas locality where a heroin factory was established. He said during the search police recovered 32-kilogram heroin, 30-kilogram other heroin-making chemicals and 15 kilograms of liqueur. He said three persons were arrested on the spot. Those arrested were identified as Riaz and Mahazullah, Afghan nationals and Minar Afridi, a resident of Shakas Jamrud. They were sent to Jamrud lock up and an investigation started.
Iqbal said following the Inspector general of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa doctor Sanaullah Abbasi and Peshawar capital city police officer Muhaad Ali Gandapur they have launched a missive anti-narcotics operation in district Khyber. He said so far they have seized a huge quantity of contraband and arrested a number of drug dealers.DPO Khyber lauded Jamrud police efforts who successfully recovered heroin and heroin processing equipment in the raid.
