TAXILA: Police have deployed Dolphin Force to curb the growing street crimes as well as robberies in the commercial areas.

Talking to newsmen, sub-divisional police officer Taxila circle DSP Mian Afzaal Shah told newsmen on Saturday that there was alarming increase in street crimes, snatching and robberies at the business centers in densely populated areas of Taxila and Wah.

`Robbers mostly utilised motorcycles and sneak into the thickly populated areas to flee to their respective hideouts,` said Mr Shah adding that to counter these criminals two sections of the Dolphin Force deployed to respond promptly to crime especially robbery.

He expressed the hope that such steps taken by the police would help minimise crime and counter robbery and snatching incidents especially in the commercial areas.

He said police crackdown on the criminal gang is continuing and around nine gangs involved in motorcycle theft, robbery, snatching and street crimes have been busted in the twin cities of Taxila and Wah during the last three months.

Suspects arrested AttockpoliceonSaturday arrested eight criminals along with recovery of more than two kilogrammes` hashish, 20 litres of liquor, Kalashnikov, three pistols with bullets from their possession during a crackdown launched within the jurisdiction of police stations of Hazro, Hassanabdal, Fatehjang, New Airport and Attock Saddar.

Meanwhile, Fatehjang police arrested a proclaimed offender (PO) Mohammad Safdar of Kot Fateh Khan along with recovery of Kalashnikov and ammunition from his possession.