430 kg of hashish seized from NGO ambulance in Quetta
Pakistani police intercepted an ambulance belonging to a private NGO in Quetta on 19 January 2003 and recovered 430 kg of hashish hidden in secret cavities. The consignment had been smuggled from Afghanistan and was bound for Sindh province; four suspects were held for investigation.
Police in Quetta, capital of Balochistan province, intercepted an ambulance belonging to a
private non-governmental organisation on Sunday 19 January 2003 and recovered 430 kg of
hashish packets hidden in secret cavities of the vehicle.[1][2]The consignment had been
smuggled from neighbouring Afghanistan and was heading towards Sindh province in
southeastern Pakistan.[1][2]Four suspects were apprehended, and police said further
investigations were under way.[1]
An AFP photograph taken in Quetta that day shows a policeman handing one of the recovered
hashish packets to a colleague.[2]
Photos and video
AFP photo by Banaras Khan: a policeman hands a packet of the seized hashish to a colleague in Quetta on 19 January 2003Photo details
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