KARACHI: Hashish seized

Published October 8, 2005

KARACHI, Oct 7: Sindh Excise Police seized 500 rods of hashish from secret cavities of a passenger coach at Hub river road and arrested four persons.

Acting on a tip of a team, headed by Inspector Muhammad Saleh Keeryo, conducted checking of vehicles coming from Quetta at excise check-post on Hub river road.

During the checking, they found hashish concealed in secret cavities of a coach (LSB-4422) coming from Quetta. Police arrested four accused Abdul Aziz, Naseer Ahmed, Abdul Hameed and Muhammad Asif and impounded the coach. —PPI

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