KOHAT: The Kohat police on Saturday seized 108 kilograms of hashish being smuggled from Orakzai Agency to Punjab.

The hashish recovered valued at Rs12 million in the wholesale market in Fata, whose price almost tripled in Punjab, and increased more than six times in the international market, police said.

DSP headquarters, Abdur Rasheed Khan, told reporters the police signaled a vehicle at Marai Chowk to stop for checking. On search, the police found 108 kilograms hashish hidden in secret cavities of the vehicle.

The police arrested the accused, Abdul Wahid, resident of Khyber Agency, and shifted him to Ustarzai police station.

The police official said Kohat used to be the transit route to smuggle arms and drugs to down country. Smugglers also use Indus River to cross into Punjab in launches.

In recent past, the police have recovered huge quantity of drugs and arrested smugglers belonging to Kurram, Orakzai, Khyber Agencies, Dera Ismail Khan, Peshawar and Bannu.

Mr Rasheed Khan said coordinated efforts were being made to curb the smuggling.

Published in Dawn, July 12th, 2015

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