| GEO Pakistan | | 101 suspects nabbed in crackdown on illegal immigrants | Updated at: 2027 PST, Sunday, November 01, 2009
 DERA GHAZI KHAN: At least 101 suspected people including Uzbeks and Afghans have been arrested with huge cache of arms recovered from them during a crackdown on the foreigners unlawfully staying in Pakistan, Geo News reported Sunday.
According to Border Military Police, two suspected foreigners were arrested from Rakhigaj area of Dera Ghazi Khan; the arrested Abdus Samad and Ayub bin Yousuf are said to belong to South Africa.
Meantime, Chaman police arrested 27 Uzbek and Afghan nationals by conducting a raid on a passenger bus en route to Quetta.
District Kohat police arrested 42 suspected people including 12 Afghan natives during a search operation in the area.
According to District Police Officer Kohat Dilawar Bangash, 6 Kalashnikovs, 8 rifles, 12 guns, 25 pistols and 2000 bullets have been recovered from the possession of these suspects.
District Rahimyar Khan police apprehended at least 6 Afghan nationals in a raid on the coach heading for Karachi from Sadiqabad; while, 24 suspected people have been arrested from District Khairpur. |  |
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