PESHAWAR: Hayatabad police foiled an attempt to smuggle 10.15 kilogrammes of ice drug (crystal methamphetamine) through a rickshaw and launched efforts to arrest the fleeing suspect, police said on Monday.
Acting on the directions of senior police officers, Hayatabad police intensified checking of vehicles at the city’s entry and exit points.
Under the supervision of DSP Hayatabad Circle Raza Bacha Khan, SHO Hayatabad police station Taimur Saleem Khan and his team were conducting checks at a checkpoint in Phase-I when the rickshaw driver abandoned the vehicle and fled after seeing the police.
Police searched the rickshaw and recovered over 10 kilogrammes of ice from it. A case has been registered under relevant provisions, while police are conducting furtherinvestigation toidentify and arrest the suspect involved in the drug trafficking attempt. APP