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PESHAWAR, Nov 24: The city police recovered 9kg hashish and arrested a wanted smuggler here on Bara Road on Wednesday, police informed.

The city police received a tip-off that narcotics would be smuggled from the tribal areas to Punjab.

A car was stopped near Sarband village on Bara Road and upon search 9kg hashish was recovered from its hidden cavities.—APP

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