Anti-Narcotics Force (Pakistan)
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Anti-narcotics agency · 16 reports
- People arrested
- 90
- Cannabis seized
- 10.0603 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
20 Nigerians arrested as ANF seizes 750 g of weed in twin cities
The Anti-Narcotics Force arrested 20 Nigerian nationals in coordinated operations across Islamabad and Rawalpindi targeting a network accused of supplying drugs to students. Officers recovered 750 grams of weed alongside cocaine and methamphetamine, for a combined 4.432 kg haul.
Arrested 20Cannabis 750 gFifteen held as ANF seizes 21.5 kg of hashish and cannabis in ten operations
The Anti-Narcotics Force arrested 15 suspected traffickers in ten operations across Pakistan and reported 50.702 kg of narcotics, of which 21.5 kg was hashish and cannabis. The cannabis seizures ran from 500 grams in Islamabad to 18 kg of hashish in Mianwali, and cases were registered under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997.
Arrested 15Cannabis 21.5 kgEight held as ANF seizes 41.5 kg of cannabis in nine operations
The Anti-Narcotics Force arrested eight suspects, including three women, in nine operations across Pakistan on 5 November 2026, seizing 152.997 kg of narcotics of which 41.525 kg was hashish and weed. Cases were registered under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997, with investigations continuing.
Arrested 8Cannabis 41.525 kgTen held as ANF seizes 47.6 kg hashish in nine operations
The Anti-Narcotics Force arrested 10 suspects, including a woman, in nine operations across Pakistan and reported 302.49 kg of narcotics seized, of which 47.6 kg was hashish. Cases were registered under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997, with investigations continuing.
Arrested 10Cannabis 47.6 kgJoint teams clear 195 acres of cannabis in Gulistan
A joint operation cleared 195 acres of cannabis in Gulistan tehsil, Qila Abdullah, on 24 October 2026. The article says the campaign total reached 1,141 acres, which does not reconcile with the previous reported total of 992 acres.
Area 78.9 haAnother 331 acres of cannabis cleared in Killa Abdullah drive
Joint teams cleared 331 more acres of cannabis in Gulistan and Dobandi on 23 October 2026 under the Anti-Cannabis Campaign 2026, taking the district total to 992 acres. Police, the ANF, excise, the Frontier Corps and the district administration took part; no arrests were reported.
Area 133.9 ha60 kg of hashish found under ambulance floor in Quetta
The ANF stopped an ambulance near Sona Khan Chowk in Quetta on 14 October 2026 and recovered 60 kg of hashish from a secret compartment under its floor. The drug was being run from Mastung to Quetta; a suspected key network member was arrested.
Arrested 1Cannabis 60 kgSix arrested as ANF seizes 91 kg of narcotics, mostly hashish, across Pakistan
The Anti-Narcotics Force arrested six suspects in eight operations across Pakistan on 9 October and seized 91.24 kg of narcotics, including 84.3 kg of hashish and weed, worth more than Rs 10 million. Two suspects held in Karachi confessed to selling drugs to students, the force said.
Arrested 6Cannabis 84.3 kgANF seizes 2,454 kg of hashish at transit compound in Kech
The Anti-Narcotics Force seized 3,825 kg of narcotics worth over Rs 560 million, including 2,454 kg of hashish alongside methamphetamine and heroin, from a transit-storage compound in the Jusak area of Kech district on 6 October 2026. The drugs had reportedly come from Afghanistan and were stored pending onward transport abroad by sea; an Afghan national linked to the network was arrested.
Arrested 1Cannabis 2.454 tANF seizes 214 kg of drugs in eight operations, including 14.3 kg of hashish
The Anti-Narcotics Force arrested six suspects in eight operations across Pakistan on 25 September 2026, seizing 214.22 kg of drugs. The cannabis component was 16.05 kg, 14.3 kg of hashish and 1.75 kg of weed, alongside opium, heroin and ice.
Arrested 6Cannabis 16.05 kgANF seizes 272.15 kg of drugs in seven operations, 240.2 kg cannabis
Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force arrested eight suspects in seven operations across the country, seizing 272.15 kg of narcotics worth more than Rs 22.3 million. The cannabis component was 240.2 kg, comprising 240 kg of hashish and 200 grams of weed, alongside opium and ice.
Arrested 8Cannabis 240.2 kgTwo arrested as 1,200 kg hashish seized on Panjgur-Turbat road
Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force stopped a truck on the M-8 highway between Panjgur and Turbat on 11 February 2026 and seized 1.2 tonnes of hashish in hidden compartments, arresting two suspects. The force valued the load at about $66.15 million and said it was smuggled from Afghanistan for shipment by sea to Gulf states, Yemen and Tanzania.
ANF seizes 247 kg of hashish in four-day nationwide operations
Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force recovered 247.3 kg of hashish and 83 g of weed alongside other drugs in nationwide operations over four days to 30 November 2024, arresting 14 suspects. Major hauls came in Quetta, Pishin and Gwadar.
Arrested 14Cannabis 247.383 kgNavy and ANF seize 700 kg of hashish at Pishukan
The Pakistan Navy and the Anti-Narcotics Force seized 700 kg of hashish from a parked pickup at Pishukan in Gwadar District on 24 February 2021, valuing the drugs at about PKR 2.2 billion. The drugs were handed to the ANF and no arrests were reported.
Cannabis 700 kgNavy and ANF seize 1,200 kg of hashish from vessel off Pasni
The Pakistan Navy and the Anti-Narcotics Force seized about 1,200 kilograms of hashish from a vessel in an intelligence-based operation in the waters near Pasni, Balochistan, announced on 30 November 2019. The navy said the cache was being smuggled to a foreign destination by sea and handed it to the ANF.
Cannabis 1.2 tDriver sentenced to life over 4,947 kg of charas seized near Peshawar
The Special Court (CNS) in Peshawar on 9 June 2010 sentenced truck driver Ali Muhammad to life imprisonment for smuggling 4,947 kg of charas found under wild grass in his truck at the Bara Qadeem check-post on 29 July 2009; one arrest, with a Rs200,000 fine.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 4.947 tPrison life