Police bust 64 gangs, nab 234 gangsters in first quarter of 2022.

PESHAWAR -- The city police busted at least 64 gangs and arrested 234 gangsters during various operations conducted in first quarter of 2022, said SSP Operation Haroon Rasheed on Sunday.

Talking to media here at his office, SSP said that more than Rs30 million were recovered from the possessions of the arrested persons. The other confiscated items included 20 vehicles, 182 motorcycles, and 182 smartphones.

Similarly, a total of 126 gamblers besides 2500 drug peddlers were also arrested during the same period, he said adding hundreds of bottles of liquor, 81 kg of ice drug, 1410 kg of opium, 181 kg of heroin and 1026 kg of hashish were also recovered from...