Police foiled a bid to smuggle 15 kilograms of heroin worth millions of rupees through a vehicle in the Bara area of Khyber, reported 24HD News Channel on Monday.
Sources said that police received credible information regarding the smuggling of a large quantity of heroin through a vehicle.
Police enhanced checking in the area. The police team intercepted a suspicious vehicle.
During a detailed checking of the vehicle, police recovered 15 kilograms of heroin from the vehicle.
The police impounded the vehicle and arrested a person for smuggling heroin.
Earlier on April 6, 2025, in a major anti-narcotics operation, dozens of personnel from Bara Police raided the Akakhel area of Tehsil Bara in Khyber district and destroyed vast fields of poppy (opium) cultivated at secret locations.
The crop was fully mature and ready for harvest, spread across hundreds of acres and estimated to be worth crores of rupees in market value.
Police have registered cases against the culprits and launched a hunt to arrest those involved in the illegal cultivation of narcotics.
Reporter: Jahanzaib Afridi