238 POs held in Faisalabad
From Our Correspondent
FAISALABAD: The district police have arrested 238 proclaimed offenders and 24 court absconders during a special crackdown on criminals here.
The crackdown was launched on the orders of CPO Afzal Ahmad Kausar in which 238 POs were arrested including 51 of A category. The police also arrested 196 outlaws for possessing illicit arms and recovered seven Kalashnikovs, 152 pistols, 30 guns, three revolvers and 13 rifles from the possession of the accused. The police also seized a huge quantity of narcotics during the campaign including 557 grams heroin, 44kg charas, 2kg opium and 2,956 liquor bottles. Meanwhile, special squads of the police have been constituted to arrest drug pushers in the district.
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