PESHAWAR: The Excise Department has confiscated 22 kilogramme heroine worth millions of rupees during separate raids in Peshawar on Monday.
The Excise Department spokesperson said an attempt to smuggle drug in large quantity was foiled by the department during two raids.
In a raid, a suspect was arrested and 10 kg heroine was seized. While, 12 kg heroine was confiscated in a raid at Peshawar motorway toll plaza. The drug was found in secret pockets of the car, the spokesperson said.
He said cases of both the raids were lodged against the suspects in Excise Peshawar Region police station.
Earlier this month, Wakefield drug dealer who had sold heroin to undercover police was jailed after ‘disappearing’ for 10 years.
Babar Asfaq, 32, had supplied crack cocaine and heroin to undercover officers from behind a book shop in Wakefield in 2011.
The officers were first directed to Madina Book Centre, in Pinderfields Road, on July 4 that year after calling a drugs line.
Between that date and August 15, Asfaq had supplied the officers with Class A drugs on 10 occasions.
On August 15, they were also sold the Class C drug Alprazolam after asking for a wrap of heroin.
On one occasion, officers were asked to clear rubbish after calling the drugs line, and in return, they were given crack cocaine by Ashfaq.
Police also witnessed him supplying drugs to other people while they were at the book shop, which is now closed.
Prosecuting, Frances Pencheon said that Ashfaq “disappeared” in 2011 and was at large until this year, when police received information that he was returning to the UK.
He was arrested at Manchester Airport on April 14.
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