CHITRAL: Police have arrested a man after recovering ice from his house and car on Sunday.
In a statement, the Lower Chitral police said that a crackdown on drug peddlers was underway in the district.
During checking, a police team led by Station House Officer City Bulbul Hassan recovered 117 grams of ice from the living room of Abdul Nasir, resident of Mustajabandeh. The police also seized 62 grams of ice from a car parked outside the house.
The police arrested the man and launched further investigation against him, said the statement.
It may be noted that besides charas, opium and other drugs, the sale of ice (crystal methamphetamine or meth) has also made an inroad into Chitral.
Crystal methamphetamine stimulates the brain and nervous system. It is a stronger and more addictive drug than its powder form, methamphetamine (speed).
It is learnt that a large number of youth have become addicted to this new form of drug