76kg charas recovered from CIA police
July 20, 2021
KARACHI:Additional Inspector General Farhat Junejo, head of 'internal accountability bureau' of Sindh Police, has been appointed as Inquiry Officer by Sindh Inspector General Mushtaq Mahar, to investigate recovery of big quantities of drugs from Jamshoro Police officials.
On July 18, 2021 (Sunday) six policemen of Jamshoro-based Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) were arrested in Clifton, Karachi along with the 76 kg of Charas found in the police mobile van they were travelling-in, by Pakistan Rangers, Sindh.
According to sources, Pakistan Rangers, Sindh acting on intelligence information made the arrest, recovered a huge quantity of drugs and handed over the suspects to Police Station Boat Basin for further legal proceedings. Sources of the Sindh government informed ‘The News’ that Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Shah directed IGP Mahar to conduct impartial investigations into the alleged involvement of Police official Sarwar Rahpoto, brother of MNA Sikandar Rahpoto. Police sources informed 'The News' that besides this incident, the top brass of Sindh Police also suspect the involvement of some senior Police officers in the patronizing of smuggling of Iranian oil, drugs, 'Maava' the tobacco mixed mild drug, betel nut, cigarettes, Indian Gutka, liquor, Charas and other items from Baluchistan mainly via Jamshoro district. They also pointed accusing fingers at a Police officer who from last many years was posted at an important position with a senior political high-up, as a main patron of the whole dirty game. He is also famous for managing transfer of postings of police officers in Sindh Police and in return getting expensive gifts and heavy amounts as bribe from them.