LARKANA: Police on Wednesday claimed to have recovered a huge quantity of stolen medicines of government hospitals from a private godown in Larkana, ARY News reported.
Sources said that taking action on a tip-off, the police conducted raid at a godown in Ahsan colony area of Larkana and recovered hundreds of cartons filled with government medicines.
The police also arrested a suspected from the godown, the sources added. The police officials have also apprehended an owner of a private medical store in connection with the scam.
On the other hand, Larkana’s Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Masood Ahmed Bangash has formed a joint investigation team to probe into the drug scam.
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