NAROWAL: Police claimed to have arrested five suspects, including two women, for smuggling drugs worth Rs6.5 million from Peshawar, to be supplied to local dealers in Gujranwala, Narowal and Sialkot districts.

Sialkot District Police Officer Faisal Shahzad Sialkot told Dawn on Monday that on a tip-off that the suspects were smuggling drugs, a team led by Saddar Station House Officer Inspector Mian Abdul Razzaq traced the traffickers’ gang with the help of human intelligence and advanced technology.

He said the team arrested the suspects identified as Saadia Bibi, Nazia Bibi, Kashif, Bilal and Yousuf in a raid on Daska Road along with two kilograms of fine quality ‘ice’ and 10kg hashish.

Inspector Abdul Razzaq said the arrested suspects belonged to Peshawar, Sargodha and Sialkot.

He said that the drugs recovered from them are worth Rs6.5 million.

The DPO said that the suspect would smuggle drugs from Peshawar to Sialkot with the help of their female accomplice to avoid arrest.

He said the police have busted a large network of drug trafficking, and further investigations are underway.

The DPO has announced cash prizes and complimentary certificates for the investigation and raiding teams. He appealed to the citizens to immediately inform the police about any drug dealers through helpline 15.

TWO DIE: Two youths died and another was injured when a speeding motorcycle collided with a loaded trailer at Sheikhupura.

A spokesman for Rescue 1122, Sheikhupura, said in the collision in Rachna Town, Ferozwala, Mohammad Ismail (20), Faizan Ali (22) died on the spot, and Hanan Afzal (20) was seriously injured.

He said a team of rescuers provided first aid to the injured and shifted him to a hospital, along with bodies.

Published in Dawn, March 11th, 2025