KARACHI: Karachi police on Saturday claimed to have arrested 14 criminals, including six street criminals, from different areas of the city.
During search operations in New Karachi, Baldia town and Saeedabad, police apprehended six street criminals and recovered six TT pistols with rounds, two snatched motorbikes, eight cell phones and cash from their possession.
Separately, police carried out targeted raids in Liaquatabad, SITE, Jackson and Shershah areas and detained five drug peddlers. The police claimed to have recovered a huge quantity of hashish, wine and gutka from their possession.
A Mangohpir police team also arrested three accused of stealing water from a hydrant and seized a water tanker from their possession.
According to Orangi Town SP Abid Ali Baloch, during a combing operation in Baloch Goth, police apprehended 19 suspects and recovered a TT pistol and hashish from them.