Eight Proclaimed Offenders Among 14 Suspects Arrested

The police arrested 14 suspects from different localities of the city including three drug peddles as well as three liquor sellers and eight proclaimed offenders

BAHAWALPUR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Jan, 2019 ) :The police arrested 14 suspects from different localities of the city including three drug peddles as well as three liquor sellers and eight proclaimed offenders.

A spokesman for Bahawalpur police said here that as part of police campaign against criminal mafia, police teams of different police stations conducted raids in areas lying within their jurisdiction and took 14 suspects into custody. He said that the arrested accused included eight proclaimed offenders and three drug peddlers as well as three liquor sellers.

He maintained that the police parties also recovered items from the possession of the suspects including 2,300 gram hashish, 200 gram heroine, three pistols, eight rounds and 310 liters of liquor. He said that the police also destroyed liquor factories established at dens.

The accused have been shifted to police stations where they were being interrogated. Further investigation was underway.