LAYYAH: Police raided a pesticide packing unit in connection with 26 deaths and recovered a huge quantity of banned selfonyl urea with the brand name of Drown in Chowk Azam on Tuesday.

Karor DSP Rameez Bukhari told Dawn that on the disclosure of a number of people held during investigation, police raided pesticide dealer Maqbool Traders in Chowk Azam and seized a big quantity of selfonyl urea.

They arrested Maqbool Jatt, his younger brother Naseem Jutt and their five employees.

Police also seized the packing machinery.

Published in Dawn, April 27th, 2016

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