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Bid to smuggle drugs, weapons worth Rs600 million foiled   

February 26, 2020 08:53 PM


Pakistan Coast Guards on Wednesday recovered weapons and drugs worth up to Rs 600 million in separate actions.

According to the PCG spokesman, in the first action, the law enforcement authorities intercepted a suspicious vehicle and during search recovered weapons including small machine gun (SMG) and a pistol and ammunition. 150 kilograms of charas and nine kilograms of heroin was also recovered during the raid.

The PCG personnel nabbed four persons, who were carrying the drugs to smuggle it abroad.

In another action near Naka Khari check-post, the authorities recovered 45 kilograms of charas from a container and nabbed one person for his alleged role in trying to smuggle the drugs.

The authorities shifted the five accused nabbed during the separate raids to another location for further investigation into the matter.



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