Peshawar police foiled an arms smuggling attempt by intercepting a suspicious car on the Chamkani Motorway and a recovered a cache of weapons from the vehicle on Wednesday. According to the detail, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Haroon Rashid claimed that upon intercepting the car, the suspected criminals opened fire and fled from the scene leaving the weapon carrying vehicle behind. During the search of the vehicle, authorities discovered a diverse assortment of weapons, including over 111 pistols, 13 rifles, two Kalashnikovs, three pistols, and one 223-bore rifle. Additionally, more than 14,000 cartridges of various calibers were also recovered. SSP told that police after getting CCTV footage of various routes have launched operation to apprehend the culprits.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-INP