Fourteen arrested as ANF seizes 118 kg of cannabis in ten operations
Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force arrested 14 suspects, including a woman, in ten operations across the country and reported about 158 kilograms of narcotics worth Rs 28.2 million, of which 118.4 kilograms was hashish and cannabis. Cases were registered under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997, with further investigations under way.
The Anti-Narcotics Force arrested 14 suspects, including a woman, and seized
approximately 158 kilogrammes of narcotics during 10 operations in different
cities across the country.[1]Six of the operations were carried out under
domestic drug interdiction, two under inter-provincial interdiction and two as
part of international drug interdiction efforts.[2]The force said the
operations targeted domestic, inter-provincial and international drug
trafficking networks.[1]
In Quetta, 60 kilograms of hashish was recovered from a vehicle during an
intelligence-based operation near Kuchlak Bypass, and one suspect was arrested.[1]In Peshawar, 10.8 kilograms of hashish was recovered from a truck near
Motorway Chowk on Ring Road, where the drugs had been concealed beneath the
driving seat, and one suspect was arrested.[1]In Mansehra, three individuals
were arrested after 12 kilograms of hashish was recovered from a vehicle at
Kotkay Bridge on Balakot Road.[1]At the Islamabad Motorway Toll Plaza, 13.2
kilograms of hashish was recovered from wooden planks loaded on a truck, and one
suspect was arrested.[1]In another operation at the same toll plaza, 12
kilograms of hashish was recovered from a vehicle’s spare tyre, and one suspect
was arrested.[1]In Karachi, 10.4 kilograms of cannabis was seized from a
vehicle near Simon Chowrangi in the SITE area, and two suspects were arrested.[1]The force valued the total haul at Rs 28.2 million.[1]
In Peshawar, 22.8 kilograms of opium was seized from a vehicle near Gul’s Garden
on University Road and two suspects were arrested.[1]In Gojra, Toba Tek Singh
district, one suspect was arrested with 7 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine
(ice) recovered from a truck on Mochi Wala Road.[3]At the cargo office of
Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, 7.6 kilograms of crystal
methamphetamine concealed in decorative lamps was recovered from a parcel
destined for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and a woman suspect was arrested.[1]At
Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, 2.220 kilograms of heroin was
seized from the luggage of a passenger travelling to Malaysia.[1]Cases were
registered against the arrested suspects under the Control of Narcotic
Substances Act, 1997, and further investigations are under way.[1]
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The reports give no separate dates for the ten operations; 12 November 2026 is the publication date and dateline and is used as the incident date.
The cannabis figure of 118.4 kg is the sum of the separately stated seizures (60 kg, 10.8 kg, 12 kg, 13.2 kg and 12 kg of hashish plus 10.4 kg of cannabis); the sources state only the approximately 158 kg combined narcotics total.
The 14 arrests stated by the ANF exceed the 13 that the itemised operations account for; the sources do not say which operation the remaining arrest belongs to.
The remaining 39.62 kg of the haul is non-cannabis and is excluded from kg_seized: 22.8 kg of opium, 7 kg of crystal methamphetamine, 7.6 kg of crystal methamphetamine in lamps and 2.220 kg of heroin.
The Rs 28.2 million value covers the whole narcotics haul, not the cannabis component alone.
The suspects are not named and no ages are given beyond one woman; no charges in court or court dates beyond registration under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997 are reported.
The Daily Independent, UrduPoint and Associated Press of Pakistan accounts all carry the same Anti-Narcotics Force briefing, so they are not independent reporting.
Hazara Police recovered more than 100 kilograms of hashish during a 15-day division-wide crackdown targeting drug-trafficking networks. Regional Police Officer Jahanzaib Nazir Khan said the campaign also netted illegal weapons, dismantled vehicle-theft gangs and arrested hundreds of offenders.
Pakistan Customs stopped a carrot truck at its Digital Enforcement Station in Khurkhera on the RCD Highway on 8 November 2026 and found 51 kg of hashish in hidden compartments. The driver was arrested, and Customs valued the hashish and vehicle at Rs239.5 million.
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.
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.
