SHIKARPUR: The Stuart Ganj police have foiled an attempt of smuggling of Narcotics and arrested a drug peddler while Khanpur police arrested notorious bandit after an encounter.
Athar Channa, the spokesman of police told that Stuart Ganj police, acting on tip-off foiled an attempt of smuggling bid of Narcotics and arrested a drug peddler identified as Parial Machi and recovered 3 kg high quality Hashish and 01 TT Pistol from him.
In another raid Khanpur police claimed to have arrested a bandit named Rasheed Marfani in injured condition and recovered one TT Pistol from his possession.
According to spokesman, an encounter took place when Khanpur police during routine patrolling few unidentified armed men hiding on roadside for committing road robbery, opened fire on police when they saw that police is coming towards them, on retaliation, police have arrested a bandit after a brief encounter while his other accomplices managed to escape taking the benefit of darkness.
