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First DRC in suburban Peshawar receives 23 cases in six weeks
July 13, 2021
PESHAWAR: The first dispute resolution council (DRC) in an erstwhile semi-tribal area has received 23 applications from the locals to settle their issues in one and a half months.
The DRC in Hassankhel, Peshawar, was set up a couple of months ago and was formally inaugurated by the Peshawar police chief on May 26. Hassankhel, a semi tribal area, was previously called the Frontier Region Peshawar before it was merged as a subdivision of the provincial capital.
“The response to the DRC in this area is overwhelming. The body has already received 23 cases for settlement between two or more parties. The body has settled five cases so far,” stated Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Badaber Malik Habib.
‘81 kg ice drug seized in KP in four months’
National
May 10, 2021
PESHAWAR: As the number of ice drug (methamphetamine) addicts have increased over the several years in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the police and other forces are focusing more on cutting the supply and going after the big fish involved in the drug business.
The provincial capital along with some districts have made recovery during actions against the ice or meth dealers in recent months. According to the officials or the Peshawar police, the force in the provincial capital has recovered 81 kilograms of ice and over 120 KGs heroin during the current year.
National
May 10, 2021
PESHAWAR: As the number of ice drug (methamphetamine) addicts have increased over the several years in Khyber Pakhtun-khwa, the police and other forces are focusing more on cutting the supply and going after the big fish involved in the drug business.
The provincial capital along with some districts have made recovery during actions against the ice or meth dealers in recent months.
According to the officials or the Peshawar police, the force in the provincial capital has recovered 81 kilograms of ice and over 120 KGs heroin during the current year.
The highest recovery of ice, 22 KG, was made by the Tehkal police followed by 8 KG in Badaber.
3 women among 1,006 ice dealers arrested in Peshawar
National
April 12, 2021
PESHAWAR: Three women are among 1,006 drug dealers held by the police during operations against ice (meth) in the provincial capital in the last over three months, it was learnt.
One of the alleged women traffickers is an auto-rickshaw driver who went viral on social media recently for being the first woman driving a three-wheeler in Peshawar.
Officials said she was arrested by the cops of the Faqirabad Police Station while carrying 215 grams of ice. Interestingly, a traffic cop recently did not issue her ticket for not having a registration plate on her vehicle.