RECORDER REPORT
LAHORE: The Anti Narcotics Force Pakistan seized 913.26 Kgs narcotics valuing Rs 1.6 Billion internationally and arrested 28 persons drug traffickers in 25 recent counter narcotics strikes across the country.
According to ANF spokesman, the seized drugs included 760 Kg Opium, 134.55 Kg Hashish, 12.7 Kg Heroin, 3.2 Kg Amphetamine and 1.3 Kg Methamphetamine.
ANF Lahore recovered 980 grams Hashish and arrested 9 peddlers in four separate operations in the provincial capital. Most of the accused persons were involved in distribution of drugs in educational institutions.
ANF Lahore in joint operation with Punjab Rangers carried out a raid in district Qasur and arrested a local drug peddler recovering 10 Kg Heroin . It also seized 1 Kg Heroin from a shipment being sent to Netherland through a private courier service company. Heroin was tactfully concealed in 4 books.
ANF Rawalpindi while acting upon a tip-off recovered 75 kg Hashish and 25 Kg Opium concealed in improvised cavities of a truck k near Chhach Interchange, Attock, A person resident of Jhang was apprehended during the operation. In another operation, it arrested a man and a woman travelling on a motor cycle in Attock and recovered 2 Kg Hashish from them.
ANF Quetta in an intelligence based operation carried out at District Chaghi seized 700 kg Opium stocked at an isolated site situated at Killi Wadiya, ANF intercepted a motorcyclist on Killi Kotwal Road, Quetta and recovered 20 Kg Hashish from his personal.
Yet in another operation, ANF Quetta intercepted motorcycle at general area of Kochi, District Chaghi, however, the motorcyclist managed to escape, leaving the motorcycle unattended. Search of the luggage loaded on the bike resulted in recovery of 35 Kg Opium.
ANF Quetta arrested a motorcyclist in Quetta nd recovered 29.1 Kg Hashish from his personal possession. In eight operations ANF Peshawar arrested ten narcotics traffickers and recovered Hashish, amphetamine and heroin from their possession. Five of the accused including a woman were arrested at the Peshawar international airport while they were going abroad with narcotics.
ANF Karachi arrested a Riyadh bound passenger resident of Charsadda at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi and recovered 1.3 Kg Methamphetamine concealed in a jar.
It intercepted a truck on Shikarpur-Jacobabad Highway, Shikarpur and recovered 1 kg Hashish from possession of a person resident of Khairpur. All cases have been registered at respective ANF Police Stations under CNS Act 1997 and further investigations are underway.
