RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), while conducting 10 operations across the country, managed to recover over 2 tons of drugs and arrest three accused, including a woman, said an ANF Headquarters spokesperson on Monday.
He said that 1.5 kg of ice was recovered from a Bahrain-bound passenger on Flight No. GF-0791 at Faisalabad Airport. Additionally, 100 grams of hashish were found in a parcel destined for Dubai at a courier office near Jinnah Airport.
Significant drug seizures took place in various regions, including 1460 kg of hashish and 215 kg of heroin recovered from the Mazai Adda area of Qila Abdullah. In Pishin, 510 kg of hashish was seized, while the Toba Achakzai area of Chaman saw the recovery of 335.6 kg of hashish.
Operations in the Morgah Border, Khyber area, resulted in the confiscation of 68.4 kg of hashish in four separate incidents. Additionally, 180 kg of hashish was recovered from the Gali Alam Khan area of Pishin, and 17 kg of crystal heroin was found in a hilly area of Chagai.
A drug manufacturing factory in the ‘Kabari’ market of Khyber was targeted, leading to the recovery of 6 kg of heroin. Near Tarnol Pathak Islamabad, 4.8 kg of hashish was seized from an intercepted vehicle, resulting in the arrest of a husband and wife along with their four children.
The arrested individuals are facing charges under the Anti-Narcotics Act, and further investigations are currently underway.
