JHELUM: Two members of inter-provincial drug peddlers’ gang were killed and three others arrested after a shootout in Jhelum on Sunday.
According to police sources, on a tip-off, a police team carried out a targeted raid in Shamali mohallah in Jhelum. Seeing the police party the drug peddlers opened the fire and as a result of retaliatory fire, two of the drug peddlers were killed and three others were arrested.
According to the District Police Officer (DPO) Shakir Hussain, three policemen also sustained bullet injuries during the encounter. The injured were moved to a nearby hospital for treatment. A huge quantity of drugs, Weapons and contraband items were recovered from the passion of the criminals.
The accused has confessed to his crime of supplying drugs to major cities including Karachi, Islamabad and Peshawar the police said. Further investigation from the accused was underway.
Earlier, police claimed to have arrested a seven-member gang of notorious drug dealers and recovered more than 21kg heroin from the accused.
According to sources, a gang of seven drug peddlers was arrested which also included two foreigners, a man and a woman.
More than 21 kg of heroin, 50 grams of ice and 81 narcotic pills were recovered from the possession of the suspects, police added.
Police further said the gang was involved in supplying heroin to foreign countries as well as in Pakistan. Among the suspects, one woman and four men were allegedly selling drugs within the country, police said.
Police said that the suspects were also guilty of supplying drugs to students of various educational institutions across the country.
