Karachi Police arrest over 894 suspects during week

KARACHI  –  Karachi Police arrested more than 894 suspects during anti-crime operations across the East, West and South zones last week, recovering illegal weapons, vehicles and narcotics, according to a police spokesperson.

During the week, district police engaged alleged robbers in 42 encounters, resulting in the deaths of six suspects and injuries to 38 others. A total of 57 suspects, including the injured, were arrested.

Police recovered 53 illegal weapons of various types, one car, one rickshaw and 26 motorcycles from the arrested suspects.

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During anti-narcotics operations and police encounters, police also seized 11.079 kilogrammes of hashish and 7.866 kilogrammes of ice/crystal and heroin from different areas of the city.

More than 150 illegal weapons, along with ammunition, were recovered from suspects allegedly involved in street robberies and other criminal activities. Karachi Police also recovered 44 snatched and stolen motorcycles during operations in various areas. The operations were carried out on the directives of Additional Inspector General of Police – Karachi Azad Khan.

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