Fifteen 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.
The Anti-Narcotics Force arrested 15 suspected drug traffickers in 10 operations
in cities across Pakistan.[1][2][3][4]An ANF spokesperson said the operations targeted
international trafficking networks, domestic distribution points and
inter-provincial smuggling routes.[1]The agency put the total haul at 50.702
kilogrammes of narcotics, including heroin, hashish, opium, ice and cannabis.[1][2]
In DHA Phase II, Islamabad, officers recovered 500 grams of cannabis from a
suspect.[1]Near Humrahi Bus Stop on GT Road in Rawalpindi, officers seized2.4 kilogrammes of hashish from a vehicle and arrested the accused.[1]In
Mianwali, officers recovered 18 kilogrammes of hashish and six kilogrammes of
opium from a suspect near the Railway Crossing on Kalabagh Road, the drugs
hidden in an iron box.[1]
Near Burhan Interchange on the M-1 Motorway in Attock district, officers
recovered 3.6 kilogrammes of hashish from a vehicle and arrested two suspects.[1]Near Kala Shah Kaku Interchange on the M-2 Motorway in Sheikhupura,
officers recovered 4.8 kilogrammes of opium and 1.2 kilogrammes of hashish from
a vehicle and arrested two suspects.[1]At Multan International Airport,
officers found 70 heroin-filled capsules weighing 402 grams on three passengers
travelling to Madinah for Umrah and took them into custody.[1]At Bacha Khan
International Airport in Peshawar, officers recovered 700 grams of ice from the
baggage of a passenger travelling to Bahrain and arrested him.[1]At a private
courier office on Airport Road in Karachi, officers recovered 700 grams of
heroin concealed in leather welding gloves from a parcel bound for the United
Kingdom.[1]
Cases were registered against the arrested suspects under the Control of
Narcotic Substances Act, 1997, and further investigation was under way.[1][2]
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Sada-e-Sachsadaesach.comANF seizes 50.702kg drugs in 10 operations across country, 15 suspects arrested
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The article gives no separate dates for the ten operations; 7 November 2026 is both its dateline and publication date and is used as the incident date.
The cannabis figure of 21.5 kg is the sum of the stated seizures (500 grams of cannabis in Islamabad, 2.4 kg plus 18 kg plus 3.6 kg plus 1.2 kg of hashish); the source states only the 50.702 kg combined narcotics total.
The remaining narcotics are excluded from the cannabis figure: 18 kg of opium (6 kg plus 12 kg plus 4.8 kg), 402 grams of heroin plus 700 grams of heroin, and 700 grams plus 400 grams of ice.
The 12 kg of opium seized from a vehicle near Budhni Pull BRT Stop on Charsadda Road in Peshawar, with the suspect arrested, is non-cannabis and is not counted.
The 400 grams of ice seized from three individuals at Chenab Toll Plaza in Gujrat is non-cannabis and is not counted.
The suspects are not named and no ages are given beyond the three passengers held at Multan airport.
No court dates or outcomes beyond registration of cases under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997 are reported.
No agency statement or second outlet reporting these ten operations could be opened.
The article does not say how the 15 arrests are distributed across the ten operations, and the locations listed account for fewer than ten separate places.
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 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.
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.
