RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has seized huge cache of narcotics weighing one tonne worth Rs 680 million in international market in nine operations carried out at Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Lahore, Sukkur, Karachi and Panjgoor.
The force seized drugs, including 959kg hashish, 11kg heroin, 8.9 g Ice and 500g opium, and arrested nine suspected smugglers, while four vehicles were also impounded.
ANF Quetta in a successful intelligence led operation recovered 754kg hashish, after seizing a Toyota Jeep at District Panjgoor. The ANF on receipt of information established a check post near Majboorabad, Tehsil. During course of surveillance, a Toyota Jeep was stopped and thorough search of the jeep resulted in seizure of 754kg hashish.
ANF Rawalpindi, while intercepting a parcel at an office of courier service company, seized 770 gram heroin concealed inside two flour pasting machines. The parcel was destined for UK. After initial investigations, the sender was also arrested from the nearby area.
ANF Lahore on pursuance of information arrested a person identified as Tariq Mehmood, resident of Sialkot, along with a parcel containing 700 gram heroin which was concealed inside the balls. The parcel was intended to be dispatched to UK.
In another operation, ANF Lahore while intercepting a motorcyclist, identified as Jamshed Iqbal r/o Sheikhupura near Shell Petrol Pump, Shahadara Mor, Lahore, recovered 3kg hheroin from his possession.
In another operation, ANF Lahore arrested a drug supplier identified as Muhammad Asif r/o Kasur and recovered 500 gram opium.
ANF Karachi, in an intelligence-based operation, intercepted two different foreign-bound shipments containing marbles from cargo shed of Jinnah International Airport, Karachi and recovered 8.9 kg ice and 4.6kg heroin.
According to details, 1.7kg heroin and 7.9kg ice was recovered from shipment containing marble tiles destined for Damam, while search of Dubai-bound shipment containing marble tiles resulted in seizure of 2.9kg heroin and one kg ice while one person was also taken into custody.
In another operation, ANF Karachi intercepted a trolley near toll plaza, Super Highway, Karachi and recovered 204kg hashish. Two persons on board, identified as Zakir r/o Charsadda and Umar Waheed r/o Malakand, were also arrested. Yet in another operation, ANF Karachi arrested a local drug peddler, namely Arbelo r/o Sukkur, and recovered 1.05kg hashish.
In fourth operation, ANF Karachi arrested two local drug suppliers including Nadeem Ahmed r/o Karachi and Abdul Wahab r/o Hub and recovered two kg heroin. They were arrested near Naval Colony, Hub River Road, Karachi.
All the cases have been registered at the respective ANF police stations and further investigation is underway.
