Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force conducted seven operations against drug trafficking in cities across the country, arresting eight suspects and recovering 272.15 kg of narcotics worth more than Rs 22.3 million, according to the force.[1]
Officers recovered 180 kg of hashish from a vehicle near Baleli Check Post in Quetta, arresting two suspects, and 24 kg of hashish from a vehicle near Bara Chowk in Khyber, arresting two more.[1] Near the Motorway Toll Plaza in Islamabad, 12 kg of hashish was recovered from two suspects travelling in a vehicle and on a motorcycle, while 200 grams of weed was recovered from two motorcycle riders in Bahria Town, Islamabad.[1]
In Quetta, 24 kg of hashish concealed inside a refrigerator was recovered from a courier office on Samungli Road.[1] The remaining seizures were 30 kg of opium in Dalbandin, Chagai district, and 1.95 kg of ice concealed in dried fruit in a parcel in Satellite Town, Quetta.[1] Cases were registered under the Anti-Narcotics Act, 1997, and investigations were under way.[1]
