Targeted Operations Across Balochistan: 35 Dangerous Criminals Arrested, Large Cache of Drugs and Weapons Seized, IG Police

Quetta (Qudrat Daily) — **Balochistan Police** conducted a series of effective **targeted operations** against criminal elements across the province over the past week, resulting in the **arrest of 35 dangerous suspects**. During the operations, police recovered **28 pistols/revolvers, 6 submachine guns, 8 rifles/shotguns, 708 cartridges, and 36 magazines**.

In anti-narcotics operations, **28 cases** were registered, and **26 suspects** were taken into custody. Confiscated items included **3,470 kilograms of hashish, 20 grams of ice, 5 kilograms of cannabis, 2,397 bottles of liquor, and 3,461 cans of beer**.

The operations, carried out under the **special directives of IG Police Balochistan Muhammad Tahir**, targeted wanted and absconding criminals, snatchers, bike thieves, drug dealers, and individuals possessing illegal firearms and ammunition. Key suspects involved in murders and other violent crimes were also apprehended, and investigations have commenced.

Additionally, police recovered **3 stolen/recovered vehicles, 27 mobile phones, and 32 motorcycles** under the Motor Vehicle Act 550. In total, **160 suspects** were arrested for various crimes, **17 proclaimed offenders**, **126 absconders**, and **9 kidnapped persons** were rescued. Seizures also included **6 motorcycles, 1,265 liters of diesel, and 1,020 liters of Iranian petrol**.

IG Police Muhammad Tahir stated that all available resources are being deployed across the province to ensure a **safe and crime-free environment** for citizens and to **protect the public from criminal elements**.