Lahore police hold two with 1.46 kg hashish, one an SPU employee
Lahore police arrested two men described as drug peddlers and recovered 1,460 grammes of hashish, one of the suspects being an employee of the Special Protection Unit. A 30-bore pistol and three bullets were also seized, and cases under drug and illegal weapons laws were registered at Badami Bagh police station.
Lahore police arrested two men described as drug peddlers, one of them an
employee of the Special Protection Unit, a provincial police body that guards
protected people, and recovered 1,460 grammes of hashish.[1]A spokesperson
for the DIG Operations identified the arrested men as Zeeshan and Azeem Rasheed,
the SPU employee.[1]Police also seized a 30-bore pistol and three live
bullets from Azeem Rasheed.[1]
Cases under drug and illegal weapons laws were registered against both men at
Badami Bagh police station in Lahore.[1]DIG Operations Faisal Kamran said
indiscriminate accountability was under way against employees of the police
department involved in crime.[1]He said wearing a uniform or holding a
government post did not place anyone above the law, and that police personnel
involved in crime would also face legal action.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Cannabis
1.46 kg
Agency
Lahore police
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish (1.46 kg)
Activity
Possession, Sale
Charges
drug offences under narcotics law; illegal possession of weapons
Case stage
Charged
Region
Punjab
Date
Publication date
Sources
UrduPointurdupoint.comLahore Police Arrest Two Suspected Drug Peddlers, Recover Hashish And Pistol
Open questions the AI reported
The article gives no separate date for the arrest; 6 November 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
Only the APP wire report republished by UrduPoint could be opened; no second outlet or police statement for this arrest was found.
The article does not say whether the hashish was meant for sale, or where the two men were detained beyond the Badami Bagh police station's area.
No court stage beyond registration of the cases was reported, and no response from either suspect was published.
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