BAHAWALPUR: The police teams of different police station have taken six suspects into custody and recovered liquor, hashish and weapon from their possession.
A spokesman for Bahawalpur police said here that acting on a tip off, a police party of Ahmedpur East police station conducted a raid at a liquor factory and arrested a liquor seller. He maintained that the police seized 60 liters of liquor from the factory. In another police action, two accused identified as Anjum and Zulfiqar were apprehended by Ahmedpur East police and Chani Goth police respectively. The police recovered 1,375 grams of hashish from their possession. The police patrolling teams of Baghdad-ul-Jadeed, Musafir Khana and Qaimpur police stations arrested four accused who were recognised as Farooq, Abdul Khaliq, Mujahid and Ibrahim. The police recovered four pistols and rounds from their possession. The police stations concerned have registered cases against the accused.
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