District administration on Tuesday foiled a bid to smuggle Punjab government medicines to Afghanistan and arrested six accused.
According to the details, drugs worth millions of rupees were being illegally smuggled using a truck. Sources said that the drugs bear labels ‘Punjab Government Property’ and ‘Not for Sale’.
The medicines also bear stamps of Lahore’s Mayo Hospital, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Services Hospital, US Aid and other government health facilities. The seized drugs include at least 60 different kinds of medicines. The medicines were hidden in scrap.
The truck driver was also found in possession of receipts from Lahore facilities. The driver said that he did not know the medicines were being illegally transported.
However, the security personnel arrested five passengers and the driver for interrogation.
The district administration has also seized two more trucks.
Police sources said that the smuggling of the Punjab government medicines to Afghanistan indicate a gang involved from Lahore to Afghanistan and efforts would be made to unearth the criminals.
