Police foil arms smuggling bids,five suspects arrested

KOHAT, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Mar, 2026) The Police on Monday foiled two separate attempts of arms smuggling and arrested five suspects during operations carried out under the directives of District Police Officer (DPO), Shehbaz Elahi.

According to police sources, a MRS police team led by SHO, Noor Muhammad was conducting snap checking on Indus Highway when a passenger coach was intercepted.

During search, two suspects identified as Kifayat and Fazal were found

carrying a bag containing arms.

The weapons skillfully concealed under their clothing.

The investigation suggested the arms were being smuggled from Darra Adam Khel to Kohat.

The recovered arms were taken into custody and a case was registered

against the accused, the police sources said.

In another operation, Jungle Khel Police Station under supervision of SHO, Khizar

Fareed arrested three suspects included Sajid, Waseem, and Arif . The police team recovered one Kalashnikov, four pistols, and several cartridges from their possession.

A case had been registered against the accused and investigation had been launched, they added.

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