The National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) on Friday foiled an attempt to smuggle non-custom-paid medicines worth over Rs 1 million on the Hakla-DI Khan Motorway and arrested a suspect during a routine patrol.

According to an NHMP spokesperson, Motorway Police officers intercepted a suspicious vehicle during patrolling and recovered a large quantity of non-custom-paid medicines during a search.

The spokesperson said one suspect present in the vehicle was taken into custody.

Initial investigations revealed that the accused was attempting to smuggle the medicines from Zhob to Peshawar.

The recovered medicines and the vehicle were handed over to Customs authorities for further legal proceedings.