RAWALPINDI: Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) seized 215 metric tons narcotics and 25.11 metric tons precursor chemicals amounting to US $ 3759.56 million in international market during 2016.
ANF under the command of Director General ANF, Major General Nasir Dilawar Shah witnessed a record seizure which remained best ever in its history during last year. According to ANF spokesman, the drugs seized included 50103.036 kgs Opium, 6231.00 Morphine, 16593.024 kgs Heroin, 138061.738 kgs Hashish, 4.394 kgs Cocaine, 3869.996 kgs Amphetamine, 131.670 kgs Methamphetamine, 1230 Ecstasy Tablets, 32790 Psychotropic Tablets, 22274.00 kgs Acetic Anhydride and 2835.00 kgs Sulphuric Acid.
He informed during 2016 total 1305 cases were registered and 1556 accused were sent behind the bars while in 24 Intelligence Based Coordinated Operations (IBOs), 47 accused were also rounded up. ANF conducted 6787 operations against Proclaimed Offenders/Absconder in which 193 were arrested. Total 1470.24 Hectares poppy was destroyed during last year in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Balochistan in collaboration with local administration. 350.021 metric tons drugs/precursors /controlled substances of different types valuing over US $ 4305 million in international market were burnt. 34 foreigners, mostly Nigerian, Zambian and Afghanis were arrested and 74.226 kgs drugs were seized. Total 41 Drug Traffickers Organizations (DTOs), 38 local and three international were busted.
In 2016, ANF deposited Rs. 48.64 million in national exchequer accrued from auction of 143 seized/confiscated vehicles besides ANF also frozen assets worth Rs782.423 million. ANF achieved 93 percent conviction rate, highest in ANF history as compared to 85 percent conviction rate of 2015. Special efforts have been made to secure advance training packages for ANF prosecutors and law officers to further enhance their capacity.
With regard to training, five basic/recruitment, 12 progression and five capacity building courses were conducted at ANF Academy and 853 personnel of different ranks including other LEAs were trained. To transform ANF into a smart technologically integrated force, special
attention was paid on enhancing its IT capability. For this, the regular updates through ANF website (www.anf.gov.pk), facebook (www.fcebook.com/anfofficial) and twitter (www.twitter.com/anf.pak) were communicated to the masses. Moreover, different integrated IT systems were also introduced for
ensuring better coordination within ANF. The spokesman informed that ANF is running three Model Addicts Treatment and Rehabilitation Centres (MATRCs), one each in Islamabad, Karachi and Quetta. Free of cost treatment facilities are provided to the drug addicts. Establishment of Women and Children Ward at MATRC Karachi, construction of MATRC Peshawar and establishment of MATRC at Sukkur are also in progress. During last year, total 913 drug addicts were treated while 480 events of Mass Awareness Programmes were organized in Rawalpindi, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and Peshawar. Better international cooperation helped in getting healthy support from the international community in form of capacity building as well as assistance in kind of financial support. Overall performance of ANF during 2016 has been par excellence making it one of the elite force at national and international level, he added.
