Pakistan

Drugged oranges?: ANF seizes heroin found in fruit crates

Drugs were hidden in 17 of the 3,000 crates of oranges destined for Malaysia.

Web Desk/APP February 06, 2014

PHOTO: FILE

ISLAMABAD: The Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) on Thursday seized heroin worth Rs593 million at the Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT), Karachi.

According to a press release, the ANF Karachi seaport team confiscated a container at PICT and recovered 85 kilogramme of fine quality heroin.

The heroin was cleverly hidden in 17 of the 3,000 crates of oranges destined for Malaysia. Each of the 17 crates had 5kg of drug packets in it.

Two people were arrested and a case was registered in the ANF police station under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act.

The ANF faces serious challenges in checking perishable consignments due to time-limit and size of the shipment.

On November 21, police personnel had seized 31 kilogrammes of heroin from Cantt station in Karachi. The heroin was found in a case of guavas being transported by train from Lahore to Karachi.

COMMENTS (8)

Junaid Ashraf | 10 years ago | Reply What happened to the rest of the 100 Kg?

Jahangir | 10 years ago | Reply Good work. These people who were behind it should be hanged publicly like in Thailand.It should be severe punishment if we want to stop this illegal activities in the country and save our future generation from the menace of drugs.

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Spock | 10 years ago | Reply

@Reddy:

I doubt that they will understand. Its always a conspiracy when it comes about india.

Reddy | 10 years ago | Reply Now I hope you understand why our authorities arrested one of your truckers couple of weeks ago.

goggi (Lahore) | 10 years ago | Reply The world has sunk in the Afghanistan drug tsunami which has reached apocalyptic proportions! In my beloved India the situation with drugs is simply out of control. India. Paans, drugs and de-addiction centres are available in every corner of the country. India has become a drug paradise and the it´s new visa policy is aimed to attract millions from all over the world - EXCEPT AFGHANISTAN & PAKISTAN - A reason for Navjot Singh Sidhu to explode in a fit of laughter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yousafhaque | 10 years ago | Reply Whenever an opportunity arises for the export of quality goods some 'unscrupulous' person destroys the image of Pakistan at world export forum.This nasty practice is going on since the very beginning but unfortunately no serious effort is ever made to dig out the big fish behind this heinous act which brings such a bad name for Pak exports and hampers the efforts of genuine businessmen.Unless the REAL culprits are apprehended this practice of maligning the name of the country will keep going unchecked

ishrat salim | 10 years ago | Reply We are ourselves greedy, why 2 blame only the Politicians...?

Feroze | 10 years ago | Reply Well done ANF.

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