420kg of hashish seized

A bid of smuggling of huge cache of hashish from Jamrud to Peshawar was foiled by the Khasadar force at Sakhee Pul (Sakhee Bridge) area of tehsil Jamrud of Khyber Agency on Wednesday. The Jamrud administration official said that on tip-off a Khasadar party under the head of naib line officer, Haji Shoab was comprised that adopted extra security measure at Ghundi-Sakhee pul road.
A suspected Peshawar bound truck bearing registration no.7241 was stopped for checking on the post. During search 420 Kg, hashish was recovered, concealed in cavities of the vehicle, official said. The drug pusher identified as Mir Wali s/o Sabz Ali, resident of Malikdin Khel, Bara was arrested and put behind the bars for investigation. The narcotic was smuggled to Peshawar via Sakhee Pul through Mathra, the outskirts of Peshawar, Khasadar said.