LAHORE:Police have arrested 5,486 suspects and registered 5,293 cases against drug dealers as part of a crackdown launched across the city during the current year.
According to a statement issued by Lahore Police spokesperson here on Monday, police recovered 2,000kg of hashish, 621kg of ice and 104kg of heroin from the arrested suspects during various operations.
The police also seized 410kg of cannabis, 50kg of opium and more than 22,000 litres of liquor during the operations, the spokesperson said.
CCPO Bilal Siddique Kamyana directed police officers to ensure a zero-tolerance policy against drug dealers and their facilitators. He ordered enhanced monitoring of online platforms being used for the sale and purchase of drugs and directed police to identify and bring to justice those involved in the drug supply chain.
The CCPO said drug dealers posed a serious threat to society and stressed that no negligence or laxity would be tolerated in action against them.He directed the police to continue indiscriminate and sustained operations against the illicit drug trade.
