The Punjab Highway Police helped 1,343 commuters stranded on the highways last week.
The police rounded up six suspects and recovered 600kg of unhygienic meat and a stolen motorcycle. The PHP stopped a van on the highway and seized 600kg of unhygienic meat.
Abdul Rasheed, a citizen, had informed the Punjab Highway Police that unidentified persons had snatched his motorcycle.
A Punjab Highway Police team chased the culprits and recovered the motorcycle.
The criminals managed to get away. The PHP also recovered 24g heroin, 30g hashish, one litre liquor and a 0.30 bore pistol and five bullets from various suspects.
The Punjab Highway Police also reunited three missing children to their families and handed over a four year-old child to Gujranwala Edhi Centre.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 9th, 2014.