ANF seizes drugs worth over Rs10mn in nationwide operations

The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has seized drugs worth over 10 million rupees in a series of anti-smuggling operations across Pakistan.

According to an official statement, the operations targeted drug smuggling activities, resulting in the arrest of 9 individuals and the recovery of a total of 63.151 kilograms of narcotics.

The seizures included 3.600 kilograms of hashish found hidden in secret compartments of a car near Koh Noor Mills in Rawalpindi, where the suspect was arrested. In another operation at Fateh Chowk, Hyderabad, 3 kilograms of hashish were recovered from a suspect.

Near Pirwadhai Mor on the GT Road in Rawalpindi, a suspect was arrested with 2.400 kilograms of hashish.

Additionally, 900 grams of hashish were seized from a suspect near a college on the Islamabad Expressway, while 51 grams of weed were found on two suspects near a university in a private housing society in Islamabad. The arrested individuals admitted to selling drugs to students at educational institutions.

In other operations, ANF officers seized 1.200 kilograms of ice (crystal meth) from a suspect near Haji Camp in Peshawar. On Saryab Road in Quetta, two individuals were apprehended with 10 kilograms of hashish. In Gwadar, 32 kilograms of hashish were found hidden near the coastal line.

Furthermore, at a warehouse near D-Block Chowk in Gwadar, 5 kilograms of heroin and 5 kilograms of ice were recovered.

The arrested suspects have been charged under the Narcotics Control Act, and investigations are ongoing.