29 arrested as 3 kg hashish seized in Sargodha district
Sargodha police arrested 29 people in district-wide raids and recovered three kilograms of hashish alongside opium, liquor and weapons. Police published the suspects' names and said further investigation was under way.
Sargodha police arrested 29 alleged criminals during raids in different parts of
the district on Saturday, recovering narcotics, liquor, illegal weapons and
valuables worth millions of rupees from their possession.[1]Teams from
various police stations conducted raids in their respective jurisdictions and
apprehended the suspects.[1]The arrested suspects were identified as Aslam,
Ghulam Rasool, Munir, Kareem, Abdul Samad, Sohaib, Sohail, Kamran, Mumtaz,
Naveed Asghar, Saleem, Mukhtar, Muzzmil, Nadeem, Shafique, Sharafat, Saqlain,
Ahmed, Ehsan, Asghar, Talal and others.[1]
Police recovered three kilograms of hashish, which is the cannabis component
recorded here.[1]The same recovery included two kilograms of opium, 108
liters of liquor and 23 liters of wine.[1]Officers also recovered three
pistols, four guns, one Kalashnikov, three rounds and 70 bullets from their
possession.[1]Police also recovered valuables worth millions of rupees during
the operations.[1]
Police said raids across Sargodha district led to the arrests, with officers
recovering hashish, opium, liquor, wine, firearms and ammunition.[1]Further
investigation into the cases was underway.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
29
Cannabis
3 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish
Activity
Possession
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
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Open questions the AI reported
The article gives no separate date or time for the raids beyond Saturday; 31 October 2026 is the publication date and is used as the incident date.
The two kilograms of opium, 108 liters of liquor, 23 liters of wine, firearms, ammunition and valuables worth millions of rupees were reported alongside the hashish to explain the mixed seizure and are excluded from cannabis figures.
No charges, court dates or outcomes were reported; police said further investigation was underway.
Only one accessible account of this event was found after searching for a second report, so no corroborating source could be added.
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