Dera District police arrested five suspects in separate operations against proclaimed offenders and drug peddlers in Dera Ismail Khan.[1] One of those arrested was proclaimed offender Nazir Hussain, a resident of Kotla Ludhian.[1] The other four were alleged drug peddlers Muhammad Kamran, Usman, Humayun and Ghulam Sadiq, all residents of the Paharpur area.[1]

The operations were conducted under the supervision of SP Paharpur Division Iqbal Khan Baloch and the leadership of DSP Paharpur Sharifullah Khan, with SHO Paharpur Cadet Zafar Abbas and his team.[1] Police recovered a total of 2,958 grams of hashish during the operations.[1]

Police registered cases against the accused and sent them to jail, while further investigation was underway.[1] DSP Sharifullah Khan said that indiscriminate action against proclaimed offenders and drug peddlers would continue.[1]