Helping drug control: UNODC gives equipment to ANF

QUETTA: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) handed over essential operational equipment to Anti Narcotic Force (ANF) Balochistan on Thursday. UNODC Representative in Pakistan Cesar Guedes and Canadian High Commissioner Heather Cruden formally handed over the package comprising high-powered binoculars, night vision devices and personnel safety equipment to Brig Adnan Azim, Force Commander, ANF Balochistan. Officials of UNODC Pakistan and Canadian High Commission Islamabad were also present on the occasion. “I hope that the equipment will add strength to the ANF’s capacity against drug traffickers,” Cruden said. Guedes acknowledged ANF’s efforts for drug control. “We look forward to addressing the challenges of drug trafficking, through international support,” he said. Brig Azim reaffirmed commitment to combat drug trafficking in Balochistan.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 24^th, 2015.