'Cocaine Queen' linked to old Lahore narcotics case

The criminal record of alleged cocaine dealer Anmol alias Pinky has surfaced in Lahore, with police records showing her alleged involvement in a narcotics case registered in the provincial capital in 2022 alongside her brother. According to investigation sources and an FIR available with The Express Tribune, Anmol alias Pinky was nominated during investigations into a narcotics case registered at Kot Lakhpat Police Station under Section 9-C of the Control of Narcotic Substances Act in January 2022.

Police stated that a raid was conducted near Milad Chowk in Shadab Colony after information was received regarding narcotics supply through a black MG vehicle.

During the operation, police arrested Riaz Baloch, son of Murad Bakhsh, and allegedly recovered 1,590 grams of charas, 200 grams of heroin and 50 grams of cocaine from his possession.

Police claimed that a woman present at the scene managed to flee in the vehicle during the raid. According to the FIR, the arrested suspect later identified the fleeing woman as his sister, Anmol alias Pinky, and alleged that she assisted him in narcotics supply activities.

Sources said that after the disclosure, Anmol alias Pinky was declared a proclaimed offender while challan proceedings against her brother were completed separately. Investigators further claimed that the accused woman had been residing with her brothers in Lahore's Pak Arab Society area and allegedly remained involved in narcotics activities.