LAHORE: Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) while conducting 15 operations across the country managed to recover 631 kg of drugs and arrested 12 accused, said an ANF spokesman here on Tuesday.
He informed that 1 kg heroin and 4.8 kg Ice drug were recovered from a passenger going to Saudi Arabia at Islamabad Airport. 1 kg Ice was recovered from a passenger going to Qatar at Sialkot Airport. 69 heroin-filled capsules were recovered from a passenger going to Sharjah at Islamabad Airport.
448 grams Ice was recovered from the possession of a Doha-bound passenger netted at Lahore Airport while 216 kg hashish was recovered from an accused arrested at Dera Ismail Khan bypass. 100 kg opium, 35 kg hashish, and 5 kg morphine were recovered from the Nokundi Chagai area.
129 kg hashish was recovered from RCD Road Lasbela and 24 kg opium, 50 kg heroin, and 5 kg Ice drug were recovered from Winder Hub area. 19 kg hashish and 6 kg opium were recovered from an accused on G.T Road Peshawar.
The spokesman informed that 8.4 kg opium and 6 kg hashish were recovered from the possession of an accused held near Mandra Toll Plaza Rawalpindi. In 11th operation, 10 kg hashish was recovered from a drug smuggler arrested near Jamshoro toll plaza and in 12th operation, 6 kg hashish was recovered from Zakhakhel Khyber area.
3.6 kg hashish was recovered from an accused rounded up in Muzaffargarh, Multan and 3 kg Ice was recovered from the possession of two suspects netted in Vehari Chowk, Multan. In 15th operation, 1 kg heroin and 2 kg hashish were recovered from an accused near Sher Shah Toll Plaza, Multan.
Cases under the Anti-Narcotics Act have been registered against the arrested accused and further investigations are under process.
