Police carry out operations against narcotics , unhygienic food sales

KOHAT, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Apr, 2026) The police carried out two major operations against narcotics and unhygienic food sales under the directives of

District Police Officer (DPO) Shahbaz Elahi, the official sources said on Monday.

In the first operation, the MRS Police arrested a female drug smuggler during a highway checkpoint search.

SHO Noor Muhammad, along with his team, intercepted a suspicious vehicle and, with the assistance of

lady police, recovered hashish 4,030 grams from the suspect.

The contraband was being smuggled from Khyber district to Bannu. The

accused was taken into custody, transferred to the Police Station, and

a case was registered for further investigation.

The authorities reiterated that strict legal action would continue against the

the illicit drug trade.

In a separate action,a City Police team, led by SHO, Abdul Rauf Bangash in

collaboration with the Food Department, launched a crackdown on the

sale of substandard meat.

The surprise inspections were conducted at various shops across major city markets, resulting in the seizure of

large quantities of unhygienic meat.

Several shopkeepers were booked for violating health and safety regulations.

The police officials emphasized that such operations would persist to

safeguard public health and ensure strict enforcement of the law.

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