The Dolphin Squad and Police Response Unit (PRU) of the Lahore police arrested 59 proclaimed offenders (POs), 244 hardened criminals and 45 court absconders during the last week, a spokesperson said here on Sunday.
The two mobile wings of the police responded to 1,791 calls, received on the helpline 15.
During the stop-and-search operations, 93 motorcycles and 283,000 persons were checked. The police teams arrested 51 persons allegedly involved in theft and robbery incidents, and recovered 13 motorcycles, 14 mobile-phones and thousands of rupees in cash from them.
The police also recovered 13 pistols, two rifles and bullets during the crackdown on illegal weapons.
During the anti-narcotics operation, 30 bottles of liquor, 2,180 grams of hashish and heroin were recovered.
Also, 31 vehicles and motorcycles were impounded due to non-verification of their documents, while legal action was taken against 436 persons.
Thirteen persons were arrested over wheelie-doing, 14 were held for flying kite, and nine were arrested over jubilant firing and firework.
