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Sindh Rangers have recovered more than 70,000 hoarded face masks and arrested one person from Block 13-D of Gulshan-e-Iqbal in… Read More

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Sindh Rangers have recovered more than 70,000 hoarded face masks and arrested one person from Block 13-D of Gulshan-e-Iqbal in Karachi.

The operation was carried out on the Supreme Court’s orders to curb face mask hoarders after confirmation of coronavirus cases in the country.

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According to Rangers’ spokesperson:

The rangers team had raided a house in Block 2 of PECHS after receiving a tipoff and made 1 arrest. However, the arrested person told the team that the masks have been stockpiled at Block 13-D of Gulshan-e-Iqbal.

Besides, the rangers have confiscated 200 transfusion drips during the raid.

In a separate incident, the rangers arrested a medical store owner who was caught charging Rs. 1650 for each pack of face masks.

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A pack of face masks which was widely available in the markets for less than Rs. 100 before the confirmation of Coronavirus is now being reportedly sold for Rs. 1700 and Rs. 2000.

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