The Anti-Narcotics Force arrested 10 suspected drug traffickers, including a woman, during nine operations in different cities across Pakistan.[1] The operations targeted domestic, international and inter-provincial drug trafficking networks, according to an ANF spokesperson.[1] Cases were registered against the arrested suspects under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997, and further investigations were under way.[1]
The ANF put the total seizure at 302.49 kilogrammes of narcotics.[1] Near Kuchlak Bypass in Balochistan, officers recovered 210kg of morphine from a secret hideout in an intelligence-based operation.[1] In Peshawar, officers seized 26.4kg of narcotics concealed in a secret compartment of a vehicle near the BRT stop on University Road and arrested a suspect.[1] At a private cargo office at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, officers intercepted 16 ladies’ bags containing ice (crystal methamphetamine) absorbed into their material, with a combined gross weight of 11.290kg, destined for Australia.[1]
In Burewala in Vehari district, officers recovered 10.8kg of hashish and 7.2kg of opium from a suspected vehicle near the post office and apprehended two suspects.[1] Officers seized 9.6kg of hashish from a vehicle near Pindorian in Islamabad, arresting two suspects, and recovered another 9.6kg of hashish from a suspect near Ravi Toll Plaza in Lahore.[1] Officers also seized 6.6kg of hashish from a vehicle near the Islamabad Motorway Toll Plaza and arrested the accused.[1] In Gujranwala, officers recovered 6kg of hashish from a man and a woman travelling on a motorcycle near Chan Da Qila on GT Road, and in Hyderabad seized 5kg of hashish from a motorcyclist near Sehrish Nagar.[1]