KOHAT: Ustarzai police raided a factory of ice drug and seized chemicals and other tools besides arresting two persons in Lado Algada area here on Thursday.
Police said that it was the first of its kind raid in any settled area of the province. They said that the arrested persons were experts in manufacturing drug. They tried to run away but police chased them in the mountains and arrested them.
The owners of the factory were identified as Syed Qasim Raza, a resident of Ustarzai Payan, and Siraj Ali from Ustarzai Bala. Police recovered 120 grams ice, six kilograms of hashish and two pistols during the raid.
The district police officer, Umer Khan, said that the manufacturers and dealers would be made an example. He said that Kohat would cleaned of all kinds of drugs.
He said that people should cooperate with police to rid the society of the menace of drugs.
Published in Dawn, June 21st, 2024
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