RAWALPINDI: The Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) has seized 2,698.085kg narcotics worth $87.716 million in the international market, arrested 24 culprits, including two ladies, and impounded 13 vehicles while conducting 23 counter-narcotics strikes throughout the country.
According to an ANF spokesman, the seized drugs comprised 60kg of heroin, 1,550.61kg of hashish, 1,084.1kg of opium and 3.375kg of amphetamines.
Balochistan ANF’s police station in Quetta intercepted a car and recovered 5kg of hashish from the parking area of AK Mover Bus terminal at Nawa Killi road, District Quetta. An accused by the name of Abdul Ghani, resident of Nasirabad Zhob, Balochistan was arrested.
In another operation, the force intercepted a truck and recovered 186kg of hashish from Mugha Faqirzai, cross Kuchlak-Zhob Highway District Qilla Saifullah. In the third operation, Gwadar police, in collaboration with Pakistan Navy, recovered 700kg of hashish from a pickup parked at a general area of Pishukan, District Gwadar.
Punjab ANF, Sialkot Police Station raided near Cheema Hospital, Wazirabad road Daska and recovered 2.1kg of hashish from the personal possession of the arrested accused persons, namely Zahid Khan and Farooq Khan, residents of Sialkot.
In another operation, Sialkot Police Station intercepted two suspected parcels from Couriers Service Company on Wazirabad road, Sialkot, which had been booked for Taiwan by Muhammad Shahzad Butt, who was then arrested.
The parcel consisted of 14 kitchen accessories on the surface. However, 2kg of amphetamines (Ice) was recovered, which had been tactfully concealed in both cartons.
In another operation, Lahore police raided near Mohallah Ali Block Rehman City, situated near Saggain bypass Lahore, intercepted a car and recovered 130.8kg hashish from arrested accused, Ali Raza resident of Gujranwala and Muhammad Bilal resident of Sheikhupura.
In the fourth operation, Faisalabad Police Station raided near Darvaish Hotel Canal Road, Faisalabad, and recovered 0.5kg amphetamines from the secret cavities of a car.
Two accused persons, namely, resident of Islamabad Yasir Shafi and resident of Mardan Raidullah Khan, were arrested on the spot.
In a fifth operation, Multan Police Station raided near Shah Rukn-e-Alam/Makhdoom Rasheed Motorway Toll Plaza, District Multan, and arrested an accused person, Aman Ullah, resident of Dera Bughti, and recovered 180kg hashish from secret cavities of the vehicle.
In the sixth operation, Punjab Pakistan Rangers handed over an accused person, Muhammad Shakeel, resident of Lahore, to ANF Regional Directorate in Lahore along with the recovered 2kg of heroin.
In the seventh operation, Punjab Pakistan Rangers handed over four accused persons, namely Ali Asghar, Muhammad Shahbaz resident of Sheikhupura, Ansar Javed resident of Narowal and Samar Abbas resident of Lahore to ANF Regional Directorate, Lahore with a recovery of 15kg Heroin.
In the eighth operation, Mianwali Police Station conducted a raid near Hamza Mill, Tehsil Piplan District Mianwali. An accused person, namely Zaheer Abbas, a resident of Gujranwala, was arrested. During the search of the vehicle, 2kg heroin was recovered.
In the ninth operation, Faisalabad Police Station raided near Saleem Chowk Satyana Road, Faisalabad, and arrested an accused, namely Abdul Qayyum, resident of Peshawar. During the search of the vehicle, 9kg of heroin was recovered.
ANF Sindh, Korangi Police Station conducted a raid at QICT Port Qasim, Karachi, and seized a consignment of a container. During the search, 198kg of opium was recovered from the container, which was booked by an exporter by the name of M/S Universal Logistic System, Karachi for Canada.
In another operation, Police Station Sukkur, in collaboration with 82 Wing Shahbaz Rangers, local police, and the district administration, conducted an operation at Goth Masjid, Goth Rahoo Ja Aithya and Goth Konkar Tehsil and District Qamber Shahadkot, wherein they destroyed 40 acres of poppy crops, and seized 1.5kg poppy sprout (Doday).
KP ANF, Peshawar Police Station visited TCS Head Office on Ring road, Peshawar and checked a suspected parcel which was booked by Abdul Wahid for Gujranwala and seized two packets of Hashish weighing 1kg.
In another operation, Peshawar Police Station intercepted a truck near Matni bypass Kohat Road, Peshawar, and recovered 312kg of hashish. The accused, namely Qat Ali Khan, a resident of Waziristan, was arrested on the spot.
In the third operation, DI Khan Police Station conducted an operation at Sheikh Yousaf Road, DI Khan, and recovered 3.6kgs hashish from the arrested accused, namely Muhammad Junaid, resident of DI Khan.
In the fourth operation, ANF Staff at Bacha Khan International Airport, Peshawar (BKIAP) apprehended an accused, namely Numan Khan, resident of Charsadda, and recovered 0.875kg of amphetamines (Ice), which was concealed in the wooden crate of oranges.
In the fifth operation, Kohat Police Station arrested an accused from Al Faisal YuTong Express Adda area nearby Pindi Pul Kohat (Pindi Road Kohat) and recovered 3.3kg of hashish from Muhammad Zeeshan, resident of Charsadda.
In the sixth operation, PS ANF Peshawar conducted an operation on the house of a notorious drug smuggler namely Bakht Rawan resident of Nawan Kalay District Charsadda and recovered 11 agricultural items. During the search 881 kg of opium was recovered.
Moreover, four magazines of Ak-47, 55 rounds and 433 rounds of 303 gun were also recovered. Accused and owner of the house, Bakht Rawan, was arrested on the spot.
ANF Rawalpindi, Attock Police Station established a Naka near Iqbal Shaheed Toll Plaza, G.T Road Attock and recovered 1kg of hashish from a woman, Saima alias Sana, resident of Mardan.
In another operation, Rawalpindi Police Station, during routine checking at Motorway Link Road, Islamabad, intercepted a car and recovered 1.41kg of hashish which had been concealed in the vehicle.
Two accused, including a lady namely Jan Muhammad and Zolaida Bibi, residents of Swabi, were arrested on the spot.
In the third operation, Dina Police Station intercepted a truck at Tarkai Toll Plaza, main G.T Road Sohawa, District Jhelum and recovered 32kg of heroin, 24.4kg of hashish and 3.6kg of opium, and arrested accused Ijaz Hussain, resident of Peshawar.
All cases have been registered at respective ANF Police Stations under CNS Act 1997 and further investigations are underway.
