Dolphin squad seizes 400-kg dead chicken.

LAHORE -- The Dolphin squad Sunday foiled an attempt to supply 400-kg meat of dead chicken in the provincial capital. According to a spokesman, the Dolphin officials signalled a truck to stop near Nishtar Colony for checking, but the driver attempted to flee instead of stopping there.

The squad chased the vehicle and managed to arrest the accused, identified as Qasim and Ahmad. The truck was loaded with dead chicken, which was being transported to Lahore from Kasur. Officials of Dolphin squad handed the accused to Nishtar Colony police for further investigation. Meanwhile, the Dolphin Squad and Police Response Unit (PRU) checked 2,536 vehicles, 151,000 motorcycles and 156,914 people during effective patrolling in the city.

SP Dolphins Squad Rashid Hadayat, while giving details of the weekly performance of both the wings,said the Dolphins Squad and PRU also recovered narcotics, including 27 bottles of liquor and hashish, from the accused.

The both wings in their crackdown against criminals recovered 33 pistols, four rifles, one pump action, 22 magazine and 370 rounds.

The wings showed immediate response to 393 calls received on...

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