448 drug peddlers arrested

Islamabad : In the perspective of the campaign driven by the federal capital police to eliminate drug addiction from the society, specially, from the youth, SSP (Investigation) staged a press briefing regarding the performance of the Islamabad during running anti-drug drive, here on Saturday.

SSP (Investigation) Hassan Jahanghir Wattoo held a press conference at Rescue-15 field office, saying that the Islamabad Police are actively running the special ‘Nasha Ab Nahe’ movement to rid the federal capital of drugs and protect the youth from the menace of drug addiction.

He said that, the Islamabad Police teams conducted extensive crackdowns across different areas of the city, and arrested 448 drug peddlers including 85 former jailbirds during the movement.

The SSP said that, police teams also recovered 23 kilograms of ice, 146 kilograms of heroin, 60 kilograms of hashish, and 2338 litres of liquor from their possession.

The arrested accused were involved in drug trafficking in various parts of the city, while 438 cases have been registered against them in different police stations.

To ensure public awareness and a robust crackdown against drug dealers, the Islamabad Police have also continued its awareness campaign through various social media channels.

The SSP Investigations said that the Islamabad Police is conducting targeted operations on a daily basis to eliminate the scourge of drugs from the city. He further emphasized that "Nasha Ab Nahi" is not just a campaign but a movement aimed at eradicating drugs from society and rooting out drug dealers. He assured that no element will be allowed to endanger the lives of the youth. The Islamabad Police is committed to bringing those involved in the heinous business of drug trafficking to justice.

Hassan Jahangir Watto said that the Islamabad police are fighting against the drug barons to eradicate drugs from the society. The students hostels are specially being kept under surveillance to arrest the drug paddlers involved in providing narcotics to the students, Hassan Jahangir maintained adding that keeping in view of the performance shown from the police, the police authorities would ensure that the drug dealing would be eliminated within a couple of months from Islamabad. He said that the prime motive of the IGP Islamabad was to clear drug addiction from all the segments of the society and the police, as a whole, are trying their level best to make the dream of clearing the society from the narcotics addiction as true.

The citizens are also urged to play their part in this mission by reporting any such activities in their areas to their respective police stations, the emergency helpline "Pukar-15”, or via "ICT-15" app, so that together we can cleanse our society of this abominable trade and secure the future of our youth.