MANSEHRA: The Abbottabad Anti-Terrorism Court on Saturday remanded into police custody 40 miscreants, who had fired at the policemen during the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in Naran area of Kaghan valley.
Talking to reporters here, Mansehra district police officer Asif Bahadar said the miscreants were arrested when they blocked the Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad (MNJ) Road to traffic for many hours and fired at a police contingent, causing injuries to Balakot DSP, a constable and four others.
He said the accused were produced in the ATC, which handed them over to the police on a four-day physical remand.
“We have observed maximum restraint during the ongoing anti-encroachment operation and resorted only to firing in the air and tear gas shelling, that too in retaliation to quell the resistance put up by the owners of the illegal buildings,” Mr Bahadur said.
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NET kicks off operations against drug mafias
July 10, 2021
PESHAWAR: A number of districts have set up Narcotics Eradication Teams (NET) to launch crackdown on drug dealers, especially those involved in the sale and production of ice (methamphetamine) and heroin.
The KP Police authorities had ordered all the district police officers (DPOs) to set up NET for tightening the noose around the drug mafia.
They were directed to ensure the appointment of clean and competent deputy superintendent of police (DSPs) as heads of the squads to effectively lead the operations.
Two teams of the NET were set up in the provincial capital on Friday. Capital City Police Officer Abbas Ahsan said the teams had already kicked off operations.
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Narcotics eradication teams set up to go after drug mafia in KP
July 8, 2021
PESHAWAR: Taking serious note of the increasing use of drugs in the society, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has set up special Narcotics Eradication Teams (NET) at districts to go after the drug dealers.
In every district, the NET will be headed by a deputy superintendent of police assisted by 40 policemen, one third of which will be Elite commandoes.
The NETs will include a number of inspectors and sub-inspectors and their jurisdiction will be the entire district. “The NETs will start working in a day or two with aggressive operations against the big fish. They will go after the drug mafia across the district and will submit report daily,” Inspector General of Police (IGP) Moazzam Jah Ansari said while confirming the establishment of special teams.