MARDAN: Excise Police Station Mardan Region successfully stopped two major drug smuggling attempts in separate operations in the district on Wednesday.
In the first operation on Mardan Charsadda Road, officers arrested a burqa-clad man and his accomplice.
The excise police said that the suspects tried to smuggle 6,000 grams of hashish. Excise officials identified them as Muhammad Naushad, a resident of Akakhel Bara, and Waqas Ahmed, a resident of Orakzai District.
In the second operation, a female smuggler was caught on the same road. A lady constable searched her and found 2,000 grams of heroin and 490 grams of ice.
Excise Police have registered separate cases and started further investigations.
