Four held, alcohol seized

Published January 18, 2003

KOHAT, Jan 17: Police seized 300 litres of alcohol and arrested four men, three of them Afghans, in a pre-dawn raid on a factory in the Jarma refugee camp on Friday, officials said.

Those arrested were Sher Islam, the factory-owner, and three refugees — Mustafa, Said Wali and Haji Mohammad Zahir. One of Sher Islam’s employees, who is also an Afghan, escaped.

Ten drums of alcohol, which had been smuggled into Kohat from Darra Adamkhel, and two rifles were seized.—Correspondent