Hassanabdal police arrested five people they described as drug dealers during an operation in Attock district on Saturday 31 October 2026.[1] A police spokesman said the operation was carried out against drug dealers, and that 6.84 kilograms of hashish was recovered from the five.[1] Hashish is cannabis resin.[1]

Attock police said they had intensified a crackdown against anti-social elements, drug dealers and people involved in unlawful activities, on the orders of District Police Officer Ali bin Tariq, a retired captain.[1] In Pakistan, the district police officer, or DPO, commands the district force.[1] Hassanabdal police carried out the drug operation as part of that campaign, the spokesman said.[1]

Hassanabdal is a town in Attock district.[1] The force announced the arrests as part of its action against drug dealing in the Hassanabdal area.[1]