‘Bootlegger’, accomplice held in Sost
GILGIT: A Chinese national and a Pakistani translator have been arrested in Sost town, near Khunjerab Pass in Upper Hunza, for allegedly selling wine. Sost Station House Officer Azfar Hussain told the media that police had raided a hotel in the Sost town bazaar, following a tip-off. This was a joint operation involving local police and law enforcement agency personnel. The team arrested a Chinese…
In Sost town, situated near the Khunjerab Pass in Upper Hunza, Chinese national and Pakistani translator have been apprehended for allegedly selling wine. The Sost Station House Officer, Azfar Hussain, informed the media that the arrest followed a tip-off and a joint operation between local police and law enforcement agencies. The duo was seized during a raid on a hotel in the Sost town bazaar.
The police managed to recover a total of 295 bottles of liquor, equivalent to roughly 232 litres. Charges have been filed at the Sost Police Station under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prohibition Order. Both accused were brought before a court in Aliabad, Hunza, and granted physical remand. The Sost town area serves as a significant trade hub between Pakistan and China via the Khunjerab Pass.
Hussain, the SHO of Sost Police Station, told Dawn that the police are currently investigating the methods used to smuggle the wine into Sost.
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