ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Wednesday claimed to have
seized 2.9 tonnes of drugs worth Rs 14 billion from across the country.
The drugs comprised of 2.52 tonnes of
heroin, 379Kg of hashish, and 5.5Kg of methamphetamine. The ANF also a
rrested 10 accused, including a woman.
The Quetta ANF
seized 2.52 tonnes of
heroin from Naushki and Kalat. The Rawalpindi ANF
seized 2Kg hashish from Muhammad Zafran, a resident of Kohistan, near Jutial Bus Stand, Gilgit. Meanwhile, the Lahore ANF a
rrested Naseem Masih, a resident of Sargodha from Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore while he was boarding a plane for Saudi Arabia and
seized 2.25Kg of
heroin. The officials also
seized 720 grammes of
heroin from a parcel containing baby garments being sent to Canada.
The ANF intercep
ted a car near Thokar Niaz Baig and
seized 25.2Kg of hashish. Two accused, James Johnson and David, residents of Peshawar, were a
rrested. The officials a
rrested a passenger, identified as Atif Ali, a resident of Sialkot, at Multan Airport and
seized 900 grammes of
heroin. The officials also a
rrested Faisalabad a woman from Faisalabad, identified as Nazia Shahzadi, and
seized 290 grammes of
heroin and 1.2Kg of hashish from her.
The Karachi ANF intercep
ted a container at Karachi International Container Terminal and
seized 4.5Kg of
heroin and 5.5kg of methamphetamine. The container was headed to the UAE. The ANF also raided a house in Masoom Shah Colony, Kala Pul and
seized 324Kg of hashish. Two accused, Irfan and Imran were also a
rrested.
In another operation, the ANF
seized 20Kg of hashish from the accused, identified as Abdul Shakoor, a resident of Chaghi. The accused was a
rrested from a passenger bus in Khairpur.
The ANF a
rrested a drug dealer, Dharmal, a resident of Mirpur Khas and
seized 7Kg of hashish from him. He was a
rrested near Total Petrol Pump, Ghulam Shah Kalhoro Flyover, Hyderabad.