Hazara Town Police in Quetta arrested a suspected drug dealer during a routine snap-checking operation.[1] The arrested man was identified as Janzaib, son of Muhammad Qasim, belonging to the Noorzai tribe and a resident of Pashtoonabad.[1] Police said officers stopped and searched him as a suspicious individual during routine checking in the Hazara Town area.[2] Police registered a case against him, took the recovered narcotics into custody and handed him over to the relevant investigation team for further legal proceedings and interrogation.[1]

Officers recovered four kilograms of cannabis, described as hashish in the Associated Press of Pakistan account, from his possession.[2] Station House Officer Tanveer Ahmed Bajwa said the operation was conducted under the supervision of SSP Operations Zia Mandokhail and the guidance of the DSP/SDPO of Sariab Circle as part of ongoing efforts to curb drug trafficking.[1] Bajwa said police operations would continue without discrimination to eliminate drug trafficking, curb criminal activities and maintain law and order in the area.[1] He added that law enforcement agencies remain committed to eliminating the narcotics trade and maintaining law and order across the city.[2]