Lahore: Rs20m heroin recovered from PIA’s ex-employee
The Airport Security Force on Saturday arrested a former PIA employee after recovering two kg heroin worth Rs20 million from his luggage at Lahore airport.
The Airport Security Force on Saturday arrested a former PIA employee after recovering two kg heroin worth Rs20 million from his luggage at Lahore airport.
Seventy-two persons lost their lives last week, of whom 17 were shot dead, 15 were murdered, four were burnt to death, one committed suicide, one drowned, 12 bodies were recovered and 22 died in accidents.
Three lawyers were shot dead and a fourth was wounded here on Wednesday in what appeared to be a targeted sectarian attack. Gunmen sprayed the lawyers’ car with bullets on Maulana Din Mohammad Wafai Road near Pakistan Chowk when they were going home from City Courts. One of the deceased was a senior lawyer and the others his son and nephew.
Police claimed to have arrested nine wanted criminals from different villages during a search operation here on Tuesday.
The Wah Saddar police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested two would-be suicide bombers and recovered two suicide jackets along with arms and ammunition from their possession.
The attempt to transport antique weapons to Ukraine was foiled by the officials of the customs, the customs sources said. The weapons including aircraft guns and machine guns with its spare parts were manufactured over 100 years back and were used during the First World War in 1914, the sources quoting Archaeology Department, Islamabad, said. A person involved in the smuggling of the antique weapons, have been arrested after the recovery of the firearms when these were being transported abroad.
It has revealed that the arms made in Peshawar and its surrounding tribal areas are being smuggled to Punjab and Sindh through different routes, Geo News reported.
Unidentified burglars on Monday looted gold ornaments worth Rs 2 million from a jewellery shop within the limits of Kharadar police station, police said.
Some 60 persons lost their lives last week, of whom 11 were shot dead, 15 were murdered, three were burnt to death, two committed suicide, 11 were found dead and 18 died in accidents.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s Anti-Human Trafficking Cell arrested a travel agent involved in human trafficking with the help of fake documentation. According to an official, FIA team conducted a raid at Malir Cantt and arrested suspect Abdul Ghani Memon.
The Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) on Thursday arrested a man impersonating an army general and recovered a Kalashnikov from him.
The Crime Investigation Department (CID), Sindh, claimed to have arrested two suspects on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in the killing of their rival political party’s activists.
Security forces on Tuesday foiled an attempt to smuggle arms from Darra Adamkhel to Peshawar and arrested two carriers at Spina Thana checkpost.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Punjab, has arrested the owner of Sohna Oil Mills, Kasur, on charges of collecting Rs142.6 million by cheating the people.
Some armed men have looted gold ornaments worth millions of rupees from a jewellery shop in the limits of Gulbahar Police.
The Crime Investigation Department on Saturday claimed to have arrested three alleged operatives of Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan including a suicide bomber in separate raids and recovered huge cache of weapons from their possessions.
Punjab Highway Patrol registered 2,163 cases and arrested 238 people on various criminal charges in 2011. The police also helped 213,000 citizens during their journey besides reuniting 387 children with their parents. The police arrested 47 proclaimed offenders and had 12 encounters with criminals. The police registered 461 cases on charges of speeding.
Some 65 persons lost their lives last week, of whom 14 were shot dead, 12 were murdered, three were burnt to death, three committed suicide, while 12 bodies were recovered and 21 died in accidents.
The Anti-Extremist Cell (AEC) and Crime Investigation Department (CID) seem to have hit the jackpot on Saturday with the arrest of three men, affiliated with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan.
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief, who was arrested last week, has confessed to have been involved in the attack on the house of the KPK information minister. In the assault, the minister’s son was killed.
Quetta police have arrested gangs including policemen involved in car and bike lifting and other heinous crimes in the provincial capital.
Four armed men intercepted the vehicle of a foreign exchange firm in a Gulistan-i-Jauhar locality and snatched $24,000 roughly Rs2.16million on Wednesday, police said.
The local police have arrested a money extortionist in Karachi who demanded 10 million rupees’ extortion money from a well-known industrialist, SAMAA reported on Monday.
Sindh Police on Monday claimed to have arrested two target killers and an extortionist at various parts of the metropolis.
Police officials claim to have arrested Waqas Bajwa, suspected of slaughtering his wife and child, from Quetta on Saturday night.