Ammunition, fertilizers seized in Landikotal

LANDIKOTAL: The Landikotal authorities and customs officials Monday seized arms and fertilizers in two different raids and arrested a peddler, officials said.

Political Tehsildar Landikotal, Irshad Ali Mohmand told this scribe that they stopped a Suzuki van coming from the border village Pasedkhel in Landikotal. He said they recovered 5000 bullets rounds one Short Machen Gun(SMG) from the van. He said the driver identified as Asif Ali son of Akhtar Mir,resident of Landikotal was arrested and sent him to Landikotal lock up for investigation.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Customs officials at Torkham border foiled a bid to smuggle fertilizers to Afghanistan. They recovered 300 bags of fertilizers from a loaded truck (Z-1852) carry vegetables to Afghanistan. Pakistan custom official Naeem Khan told reporters that the contraband fertilizers bags were concealed under the vegetables cartons being smuggled to Afghanistan from Pakistan.