QUETTA: Director General (DG) of Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Major General Musarrat Nawaz Malik visited Balochistan regional directorate and appreciated the role of personnel in combating the trafficking of narcotics.
He was welcomed by ANF Balochistan Force Commander Brigadier Aqib Nazir Chaudhry and other senior staff officers. The force commander briefed the DG on counter-narcotics achievements of Balochistan ANF, current drug situation and major challenges being faced with regard to trafficking of narcotics, precursor chemicals and psychotropic substances. During the briefing, the force commander highlighted that during 2018, ANF surpassed all previous records of its successes.
Furthermore, the ANF DG visited the police station of ANF in Dalbadin, Girdi Jungle, Bracha and Pak-Afghan Border. The force commander highlighted that Pakistan was sharing over 2600 km of porous border with Afghanistan and has become the major victim and transit country for Afghan opiates and hashish. However, Pakistan has enforced a very effective drug supply and demand reduction mechanism despite massive challenges with limited resources, he said.
The ANF DG was also informed about the organisational requirements of the Balochistan chapter with respect to enhancement of manpower, development of infrastructure, acquisition of latest technology.
