RAWALPINDI: Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) Pakistan has seized 1.557 tons narcotics worth Rs 1.11 billion in international market, arrested 33 persons involved in drug smuggling and impounded seven vehicles while conducting 22 counter-narcotics strikes across the country.
According to ANF spokesman, the seized drugs comprised of 1548 kg Hashish, 8.7 kg Heroin and 750 gram Amphetamine.
ANF Quetta acting on an information placed a check post at Lasbela Karachi Road starting strict checking of vehicles proceeding towards Karachi.
Meanwhile, a trailer No. TLW-381 was intercepted by ANF team at RCD Road, near Zero Point, Lasbela and recovered 1500 kg Hashish. A person onboard identified as Sohrab resident of Karachi was also arrested.
ANF Rawalpindi intercepted a car near Skyways Bus Stop, Faizabad and recovered three kg Hashish.
Resultantly, two accused identified as Ali Raza Qadri and Muhammad Amir both r/o Peshawar were arrested. In another operation, ANF Rawalpindi arrested an accused identified as Firdos Khan r/o Peshawar and recovered five kg Hashish. He was arrested near Bank Stop, Attock.
In third operation, ANF Rawalpindi arrested two Nigerian National namely Onyedikachukwu Okaibe and Jennifer Ijeoma at New Islamabad International Airport and recovered 1.796 kg Heroin which was concealed in their trolley bags.
In fourth operation, ANF Rawalpindi intercepted a car near Kutcheri Chowk, Rawalpindi and recovered 4.5 kg Hashish, 20 Ecstasy Tabs, a 30 bore pistol with a Magazine & four rounds and a Kalashnikov with 10 rounds.
Four accused identified as Aneel Chaudhary r/o of Lahore, Kashif Asghar r/o Gujranwala, Ahsan Nawaz r/o Khushab and Syed Ibrar Hussain r/o Muzaffarabad were arrested.
ANF Lahore arrested two accused identified as Kaneez Fatima and Muhammad Sultan r/o Bahawalnagar at Faisalabad International Airport and recovered 1.585 kg Heroin.
In another operation, ANF Lahore arrested two accused identified as Muhammad Saleem r/o Sahiwal and Muhammad Shafique r/o Faisalabad at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore and managed to recover 45 capsules weighing 860 grams heroin.
In third operation, ANF Lahore intercepted a Saudi bound parcel at Cargo Complex based at Allama Iqbal international Airport, Lahore and recovered 3.075 kg Heroin.
In fourth operation, ANF Lahore recovered on kg Hashish and 200 gram Heroin from a woman r/o Muzaffargarh who was arrested near Shahnsha Hotel, Goodar Chowk, Multan DG Khan Road, Muzaffargarh.
In fifth operation, ANF Lahore arrested an accused namely Zahid Irfan r/o Mandi Bahauddin near Govt. Primary School Lak, Mandibahauddin and recovered 650 grams Hashish.
In sixth operation, ANF Lahore arrested an accused identified as Muhammad Ashfaq r/o Nankana Sahab at Faisalabad International Airport and recovered 470 grams heroin from his luggage.
ANF Peshawar in three separate operations, arrested three accused namely Dayanullah Khattak, Naqibullah and Anwar Kamal, r/o Karak at Peshawar International Airport and recovered 1.65, 1.65 and 1.15 kg Hashish from their hand bags respectively.
In another operaion, ANF Peshawar arrested an accused identified as Shakeel Ahmed r/o Mardan at Peshawar International Airport and recovered 750 grams Amphetamine. In third operation, ANF Peshawar recovered 1.2 Kg Hashish from personal possession of the accused identified as Shamshair Ali Khan r/o Chitral.
He was arrested near Motorway Toll Plaza, Peshawar when he was travelling in passenger van. In fourth operation, ANF Peshawar intercepted two cars near Pishtakhara Chowk, Ring Road Peshawar and recovered total 4.8 kg Hashish which was concealed in front door and driver seat of the cars. Tow accused identified as Ali Shah and Shakirullah both r/o Peshawar were arrested during the operation.
A courier office based at Karachi handed over a suspicious parcel to ANF Karachi. During search of the parcel 700 gram heroin was recovered.
Parcel was booked from Hyderabad for UK. In another operation, ANF Karachi intercepted a pickup new Subzimandi, Super Highway, Karachi and recovered 15 kg Hashish from the vehicle.
Three persons on board identified as Munir r/o Nawabshah, Imran Khan and Sohail r/o Karachi were sent behind the bars.
In third operation ANF Karachi intercepted a car near new Subzimandi, Super Highway, Karachi and recovered five kg Hashish and arrested two accused. In fourth operation, ANF Karachi rounded up an accused identified as Yaseen r/o Karachi near Bismillah New Salateen Hotel, Hindu Para, Shireen Jinnah Colony, Karachi and recovered 1.3 kg Hashish. In fifth operation, ANF Karachi arrested three accused identified as Ghulam Muhmmad, Ajab Gul and Ajeeb r/o Tando Allah Yar and recovered 2.5 kg Hashish. They were arrested near Fateh Chowk, Hyderabad.
All cases have been registered at respective ANF Police Stations under CNS Act 1997 while further investigations are underway.
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