LAHORE, Nov 05 (APP):The Punjab Counter-Narcotics Force (CNF) has arrested 175 drug paddlers and seized 969 kilogrammes of narcotics during 155 operations across the province since October 16. According to a CNF spokesperson, the seized drugs included 62kg of heroin, 21kg of ice, 172kg of hashish, 566kg of cannabis and 135kg of poppy husk. The force also recovered 43 pistols, seven rifles and three machine guns from the arrested suspects …
CNF arrests 175 drug peddlers, seizes 969kg narcotics in 155 operations
LAHORE, Nov 05 (APP):The Punjab Counter-Narcotics Force (CNF) has arrested 175 drug paddlers and seized 969 kilogrammes of narcotics during 155 operations across the province since October 16.
According to a CNF spokesperson, the seized drugs included 62kg of heroin, 21kg of ice, 172kg of hashish, 566kg of cannabis and 135kg of poppy husk. The force also recovered 43 pistols, seven rifles and three machine guns from the arrested suspects during the operations.
The estimated value of the seized narcotics was Rs174.06 million, the spokesperson said.
Since August 2025, the CNF has seized a total of 27.2 tonnes of narcotics, with an estimated value of Rs2.702 billion.
The spokesperson said the force would continue its operations against drug peddlers to help realise Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s vision of a drug-free Punjab.
Citizens have been urged to report information about drug peddlers through the CNF helpline 1012.
