118 gangs busted, Rs 55.9m valuables recovered.

MULTAN -- :The Multan police busted 118 criminal gangs, arrested 387 gangsters and recovered looted valuables worth over Rs 55.9 million during the ongoing year 2019.

According to police sources, a total of 728 dacoity and robbery cases were registered during the ongoing year, compared with 516 cases in the last year 2018. The police solved 1,114 cases and recovered looted valuables worth over Rs 55.9 million during the ongoing year. The police also arrested 4,011 proclaimed offenders and 938 court absconders.

A remarkable increase has been noticed in registration of cases through 15 calls as 6,000 FIRs were registered on 15 calls in 2019, which was 2,700 in the last year.

Police registered a total of 25,465 cases during the ongoing year. Police registered 2,300 cases against drug-peddlers and recovered 44.6-kg heroin, 493.6-kg hashish, 4.31-kg opium, 1.77-kg Ice, 719.8-kg hemp, unearthed 68 distilleries and recovered 94,687-litre liquor...