Saturday 5 January 2019

Arms smuggling bid from Afghanistan foiled at Torkham border

By Ashrafuddin Pirzada

LANDIKOTAL: Khasadars on Saturday foiled a bid to smuggle a cache of weapons being smuggled from Afghanistan to Pakistan, official said.

Taking action on a tip offf,  tehsildar Torkham, Guncha Gul Mohmand said they stopped a truck(2974) at Torkham border when it entered from Afghanistan. He said a raiding team led by subedar Mirum Shinwari and recovered 113 repeater guns from the hidden cavities of the vehicle. The guns were concealed under charcoal.
The official said they arrested the driver identified as Mesri khan citizen of Afghanistan and shifted to Landikotal lockup for interrogation , he said.
Ghuncha Gul said that they were donning their best to stop any sort of smuggling from and to Afganistan.

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