ANF seizes drugs from container booked for Malaysia

The spokesperson added that the drug was being smuggled by mixing it with calcium carbonate.

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The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) foiled an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of methamphetamine (ice) abroad.

During the operation, 700 kilograms of methamphetamine were seized from a container booked for Malaysia.

According to the ANF spokesperson, the operation was carried out at the South Asia Pakistan Terminal in Karachi based on intelligence information, Express News reported.

The spokesperson further stated that the drug was being smuggled by mixing it with calcium carbonate. A total of 854 bags of calcium carbonate in the container were searched, and 28 bags were found to contain ice. The individual who had booked the container, a resident of Karachi, was arrested.

The container had been booked by a private company in Karachi for shipment to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Investigations are underway to arrest other suspects involved in the operation.

Earlier Airport Security Force (ASF) personnel at Islamabad International Airport foiled an attempt to smuggle 1.3kg of crystal meth abroad and arrested the suspect.

The incident occurred during routine checks as passengers prepared to board a Doha-bound flight.

Officials identified suspicious items during an inspection of the luggage belonging to a passenger named Muhammad Jan.

Upon further examination, ASF staff discovered 1.332 kilograms of crystal meth expertly hidden inside a vest packed in the suspect’s bag.

The narcotics were immediately confiscated, and the passenger was taken into custody.

ASF authorities confirmed that the arrested individual, along with the recovered drugs, was handed over to the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) for further investigation and legal proceedings.

Last month he Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) 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.