TAXILA: Police during a crackdown on anti-social elements in Wah and Attock arrested 17 outlaws, including 12 gamblers, besides recovering narcotics and illegal weapons from their possession.

He said police also nabbed a man for creating terror among the citizens by uploading pictures on social media.

Moreover, in Attock, the Hazro police arrested Ahmed Bakhsh after recovering 1.1kg hashish from him while Rango police claimed to have recovered 2kg hashish from Sulaiman Walid and Jand police seized 2.12kg hashish from an alleged drug dealer, Afraz Khan.

Published in Dawn, June 1st, 2020

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