DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two officers of the agriculture department were kidnapped by armed persons in Kulachi tehsil here on Sunday, the police said.

A police official said director agriculture, Tank, Hussain Ahmad and his deputy Mohammad Shahid Betanni had come to the agriculture office situated in Ranazai area of Kulachi tehsil for a meeting. He said some 8 to 10 armed men riding motorcycles came on the spot and abducted both the officers.

After receiving the information of the incident, the local police reached the spot and started investigating into the matter.

Meanwhile, the police arrested three drug dealers and seized narcotics from them.

A police official said a team of Paharpur police station led by SHO Attaullah Khan arrested a drug dealer, Mohammad Farooq, a resident of Hafizabad, and recovered 1.2 kilogrammes hashish from his possession.

Similarly, a team of Dera Town police station led by SHO Khalid Javed Lashari arrested a drug peddler, Bakhtullah of Khairabad, and recovered 105 gram hashish from him.

In another action, the Dera Town police also arrested Tahir Abbas of Lak-Kalan area of Darya Khan and recovered 510 gram hashish from him.

Separately, the cantonment police arrested two bootleggers and recovered 110 litres of liquor from their possession. Correspondent