Residents allege peddlers operate with impunity
LAHORE: The body of a 25-year-old man named Zeeshan was found near the railway mosque green belt. Police said over the past week, three similar cases have been reported, with Kahna police attributing the deaths to drug overdoses. Drug-related deaths have become alarmingly frequent in Kahna, with dozens of young lives already lost. The outskirts of Lahore, particularly the Kahna area, have become a hub for drug trade, with rampant sales of narcotics such as cannabis and crystal meth ("ice") putting the youth at grave risk. Over the past week, three bodies of young individuals have been discovered in the area, highlighting the deadly consequences of substance abuse.
The body of a 25-year-old man named Zeeshan was found near the railway mosque green belt. Police said over the past week, three similar cases have been reported, with Kahna police attributing the deaths to drug overdoses. Drug-related deaths have become alarmingly frequent in Kahna, with dozens of young lives already lost. The outskirts of Lahore, particularly the Kahna area, have become a hub for drug trade, with rampant sales of narcotics such as cannabis and crystal meth ("ice") putting the youth at grave risk. Over the past week, three bodies of young individuals have been discovered in the area, highlighting the deadly consequences of substance abuse.
(Tribune)
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