Independent Report
Thatta Police have foiled a major attempt to smuggle gutka material via sea route and arrested five suspects during a targeted operation in the Keti Bandar area. The action was carried out at Chaudhry Ahmed Jat Jetty, where police intercepted a boat allegedly being used to transport illegal gutka material.
According to police officials, the operation was conducted under the supervision of DSP Sub-Division Garho Abdul Rauf Nohrio, along with SHO Keti Bandar Inspector Abdul Aziz Somro and SHO Garho Sub-Inspector Abdul Hameed Rodnani with their teams. Acting on intelligence, the police moved swiftly and managed to intercept the boat before the illegal consignment could be offloaded.
During the raid, police arrested five suspects identified as Mohar, Abdul Majeed Shidi, Ameer Bakhsh Jokhio, Somar Jhalak, and Imran Baloch. Authorities also seized the boat used in the smuggling attempt along with 500 kilograms of gutka material and 500 packets of gutka mawa.
Police stated that preliminary investigations suggest the suspects were involved in multiple previous smuggling attempts via sea routes. A case has been registered, and further investigations are underway.
