In a successful operation, local police detained a suspect in Karachi from the Gulistan-e-Johar Block 3 area neighborhood, reported ARY news.
The detained individual, identified as Affan Masroor Zaidi was found to be in possession of illegal weapons at his residence, stated Ayaz Hussain, Superintendent of Police (SP) Gulshan.
Ayaz Hussain further added, “The detained individual is involved in the supply of illegal weapons in the city”.
The accused was on the most wanted list as he was involved in the supply of arms and ammunition on a large scale, meanwhile, two advanced SMGs, a 223-bore rifle, and 141 bullets including 40 revolvers,15-9mm, and 5 SMGs bullets were recovered from the detained individual, informed police officer.
The weapons recovered from the accused residence have been sent for forensics.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police official has been arrested over supplying illegal weapons by Super Highway Police, prior to this operation.
As per media reports “Two pistols, drugs, and KP police service card were recovered from Mohammad Zohaib,” SSP East Irfan Bahadur.
“The accused police officer of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was running a social media page and was involved in the illegal supply of weapons across Pakistan for the past one year”, said SSP East.
The police officer further stated, “He had supplied arms in Shahdadpur, Ghotki, Larkana, Hyderabad, Sahiwal, Lahore, and also in Baluchistan”.
