Karachi police on Thursday arrested an alleged narcotics dealer from Defence Housing Authority area of the metropolis, officials said.

Darakshan police station SHO Aurangzeb Khattak said that 3kg of hashish (charas) and some quantity of methamphetamine (colloquially known as 'ice') was recovered from the suspect's possession.

The senior officer told Dawn that the police had been in search of the suspect for quite some time.

"He was in this business [drug dealing] for the past three years. He would purchase ice from Hub, Balochistan, and bring it to Karachi to sell in DHA for Rs1,500 per gram," revealed the SHO.

The man reportedly sold 40-50 grams in a day and his customers also included other dealers.

An FIR has been registered against him under Section 6 (prohibition of possession of narcotic drugs etc.) and Section 9(c) (punishment for contravention of sections 6, 7, and 8) of the Control of Narcotic Substance Act 1997.

Similarly, in another raid, a "mid-level drug dealer" was arrested for the possession of 2kg of hashish (charas). An FIR was registered against him under the same sections.

Both men arrested have previous criminal records, SHO Khattak said.