LAHORE: Anti Narcotics Force has recovered over 3 kg of heroin, 291 kg charas, 1.5 kg methamphetamine and 10,800 psychotropic tablets while arresting 13 drug peddlers. All the drugs combined were estimated to have a street value of over Rs 338 million.
ANF has conducted seven operations in the provinces of Punjab, KPK and Sindh, said an official of the ANF.
An ANF team during Peshawar road check seized truck and recovered 280 kg charas, tactfully concealed in secret cavities of the vehicle and arrested two persons at the spot, both residents of Jamrud, Khyber Agency.
ANF team at Karachi airport arrested a man and recovered 3 kg heroin, 10800 psychotropic tablets and 1.50 kg methamphetamine from his hand baggage. The arrested man was resident of Orangi town, Karachi. The drugs were tactfully concealed in a trolley bag. The accused was to travel from Karachi to Bangladesh by PIA flight. On further investigation, his accomplice, a resident of Kemari, Karachi was also arrested near Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Karachi.
In another case ANF Karachi intercepted a parcel at Fed-Ex office on Shahrah-i-Faisal in Karachi and recovered 440 grams of fine quality heroin tactfully concealed in cloth. The parcel was sent by a resident of Sultanabad, Karachi and was destined for Cyprus.
ANF Rawalpindi arrested a man, resident of Tramari Chowk, Islamabad and recovered 1.05 kg charas from his personal possession, while he was travelling on a motorcycle. The accused was arrested near main gate of Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Murree Road, Rawalpindi.
ANF Lahore arrested two men and recovered 2.40 kg charas from their personal possession. The accused were arrested near Niazi Bus Stand, Band Road, Lahore. One of them belonged to Peshawar while the other was from Qasur.
ANF Lahore, in another case, arrested three men and recovered 6 kg charas from their personal possession near Niazi Bus Station, Band Road, Lahore and recovered 1.2 kg of charas from their personal possession. Two of them belonged to Lahore while the third one was from Khyber Agency.
Cases against all the accused persons have been registered in ANF Police Stations and further investigations are underway.
