Police posts being set up in Tank to check drugs smuggling
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December 28, 2020
TANK: In line with the demands of the local people, particularly the youth, the police are going to establish checkpoints in various parts of the district to check the smuggling of drugs.
The youth in Tank, including members of All Bhittani Youth Movement, had launched a campaign, asking the government, particularly the police authorities to set up checkpoints in order to prevent the drug peddlers from operating in the limits of the district.
The youngsters had launched an awareness campaigns in the district to sensitize the youth about negative effects of using drugs. The Bhittani Youth Movement had formed a 12-member committee to take up the issue with district administration, the Police department and other high-ups.
5 alleged extortionists arrested in Tank
Peshawar
December 11, 2020
TANK: The police claimed to have arrested five alleged extortionists of a notorious gang and seized weapons, non-custom-paid goods worth Rs110 million and 355 kilogram narcotics.
Briefing media here on Thursday, District Police Officer (DPO) Sajjad Ahmad Sahibzada said that on the special directives of Regional Police Officer Dera Ismail Khan, the police carried out various actions during which several criminals and drug pushers were arrested and illegal weapons and narcotics were seized.
The police, he added, had arrested 353 criminals and also seized 61kg opium and 6kg heroin, 22 Kalashnikovs, 11 hand-grenades, one rocket launcher, shells, 65 rifles, 25 guns, 14 daggers, 130 pistols and 3891 bullets of different bores during the last 3 months.