The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has arrested six suspects, including a woman, and seized 16.28 kilograms of narcotics worth more than Rs1.9 million in five operations conducted across the country.
ANF arrests six suspects in five operations, seizes over 16 kg of narcotics
RAWALPINDI, Mar 24 (APP): The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has arrested six suspects, including a woman, and seized 16.28 kilograms of narcotics worth more than Rs1.9 million in five operations conducted across the country.
According to an ANF spokesperson, the operations targeted domestic, inter-provincial and international drug trafficking networks.
In Hyderabad, officials recovered 12 kg of hashish from a woman near a shopping mall and took her into custody. In a separate operation near a railway station on Multan Road in Lahore, 92 capsules containing 530 grams of methamphetamine (ice) were seized from a vehicle, and two suspects were arrested.
At Islamabad International Airport, ANF personnel intercepted a passenger travelling to Abu Dhabi and recovered 600 grams of hashish concealed in his shoes.
In inter-provincial operations near the Islamabad Toll Plaza, 2.4 kg of hashish was recovered from a vehicle, and one suspect was apprehended. In another action at the same location, 750 grams of methamphetamine were seized from a vehicle, and the accused was arrested.
The spokesperson said cases had been registered against all arrested individuals under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997 (CNSA), and further investigations were underway.
