Summary Patrolling officials seized 15 packs of ice from the vehicle
ISLAMABAD (APP): The National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) claimed on Wednesday to have foiled an attempt to smuggle into Punjab a huge quantity of ice worth tens of millions of rupees on Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway.
An NHMP spokesperson said that near Rashkai Service Area, Motorway Police patrolling Sector Commander M-1 Shafiqur Rahman signaled to stop a suspicious vehicle. The driver fled from the spot and the Sector Commander M1 issued an instruction to stop the suspicious vehicle and also chased it himself.
Seeing the Motorway Police from behind, the accused pulled the vehicle off the road, left the vehicle and fled from the spot. On searching the suspicious vehicle, 15 packs of ice were recovered from the vehicle.
The Motorway Police seized the suspicious vehicle and started searching for the accused. The total weight of ice was 15 kg and 600 grams. The price of ice in the world market is said to be in tens of millions of rupees.
After completing the initial legal procedures, the vehicle and drugs were handed over to the police station of Tor District, Mardan. Ice (crystal methamphetamine) is a drug that stimulates the brain and nervous system, and is highly addictive.
