Busted: Drug officers getting high on own supply
The country’s premier drug control agency has busted a plot by its own officers to smuggle more than three tons of hashish out of the country.
The authorities confiscated 3.1 metric tons of the drug at the Karachi port. The hashish was stored in 200 bags of rice which had been sealed and cleared for export by the Anti-Narcotics Force officials at the Islamabad dry port. The consignment was destined for west Africa.
The ANF suspects that the consignment was destined for European countries through Guinea Bissau, a generally preferred trans-shipment destination for drugs. Initial evidence points to the collusion of an ANF inspector and a Pakistan Customs deputy collector, both of whom are posted at the Islamabad dry port. Senior officers at the port who did not want to be named, said that they would bring the culprits to justice.
The incident has shocked the bureaucratic ranks with Federal Bureau for Revenue Chairman Salman Siddique ordering a committee to get to the bottom of the matter.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 11th, 2011.
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Indeed brilliant work an great service towards Humanity sir
Realy it was nice news item and an investigative story that such a heavy quantity was stored in downtown capital and the law enforcement agencies were unaware of that for long ....How amazing..???
Indeed a good work, with nice expressions in the news item and Mr. Qamar you should continue sir as it would be a great service towards nation to uncover the crimes and loopholes posing direct and indirect threat to our sovereignty sir.
Its not only serving a cause, or the nation but humanity as if remain covered it would have destroyed hundreds of humans.
Nice effort and highly appreciated !!
Regards ! Anwer Abbas Chief Reporter, The Frontier Post..