The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) carried out seven operations across Pakistan on Saturday, resulting in the arrest of 10 suspects and the seizure of 46.03 kg of narcotics valued at over Rs 6.2 million. The operations targeted educational institutions and various cities.
Operations in Rawalpindi and Islamabad
According to an ANF spokesperson, personnel recovered 14.4 kg of hashish from two women and a man near the Sangjani Toll Plaza, arresting all three suspects. In a separate operation near a bus terminal in Rawalpindi, authorities seized 3.6 kg of hashish from two suspects, who were taken into custody. Another raid near a university in Islamabad led to the recovery of 1.2 kg of hashish from a suspect.
Major Seizure in Sialkot
In Sialkot, ANF recovered 9.6 kg of hashish, 4 kg of methamphetamine (ice), 4.2 kg of opium, 300 grams of heroin, and 150 ecstasy tablets weighing 84 grams from a motorcyclist near a school. The suspect was arrested and, during initial interrogation, confessed to supplying drugs to students of educational institutions, the spokesman said.
Interceptions at Airports and Highways
In an international drug interdiction operation at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, ANF officials recovered 1.05 kg of methamphetamine from the luggage of a passenger travelling to Bahrain and arrested the accused. Meanwhile, in an inter-provincial operation near Sher Shah Toll Plaza in Multan, ANF seized 4 kg of methamphetamine from a vehicle and apprehended one suspect. In a separate domestic operation near Pabbi in Nowshera district, authorities recovered 3.6 kg of hashish from a rickshaw and arrested the individual involved.
