DERA GHAZI KHAN: A major smuggling attempt was thwarted by the Border Military Police (BMP) at Bewata in DG Khan leading to the seizure of massive quantities of drugs and contraband items.
An inter-provincial suspect was arrested and a case registered against him.
During a media briefing, BMP Commandant Ameer Taimoor Khan revealed that they stopped a vehicle travelling from Loralai district in Balochistan to Lahore at the Bewata checkpoint. A search uncovered hidden compartments in the vehicle packed with crystal methamphetamine worth millions. The arrested individual, a resident of Peshawar, has been booked under the Narcotics Control Act at the Bewata police station.
The authorities have widened the investigation to dismantle entire network and to apprehend any other facilitators involved.
In a separate operation, the BMP intercepted a truck carrying a large quantity of foreign cigarettes, ‘paan’, ‘gutka’, and other illegal items. Correspondent