Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) has seized huge cache of narcotics worth Rs42.2billion and apprehended four accused and seized a vehicle in six country wide operations conducted to purge the country from the menace. According to ANF official sources, the seizure surpassed its own record of one day recovery of over 11 tons of June 20, 2015.
The narcotics seized included 1.53 ton Heroin, 13.4 ton charas, 28 kg, morphine, 157 kg opium and 480 gram ice.
Most of the seized drugs were destined abroad. ANF Quetta carried out an intelligence led operation and seized 1.49 ton Heroin (Brown) from uninhabited area of Killi Dagar, Tehsil Barshore, and District Pishin.
According to detail, Heroin was stuffed in large number of plastic sacks, which were hidden at a deserted site situated in the cuttings of mountainous terrain far away from populated area.
As per initial reports, drug consignment was dispatched by a narcotics smuggler, Haji Mehmood Ail Zai, based at Helmand, Afghanistan and was received Haji Wali Muhammad Baloch, a notorious drug dealer based at Brabcha, Balochistan.
The drug consignment was intended to be shifted at some safe location situated at coastal belt of Balochistan.
Finally, the drug consignment was intended to be smuggled abroad via sea route on receipt of safe signal.
ANF Peshawar on pursuance of an intelligence report, conducted a raid near village Garyalla, Shahbaz Garhi, Rostam Road, Mardan and seized 13 Ton Charas, 157 Kg Opium, 46 Kg Heroin and 28 Kg Morphine stocked at an isolated site outside the populated area.
As per preliminary information, drugs were placed at a cache site for handing over to another narcotics gang. According to details, ANF Rawalpindi Airport Team during routine profiling at Benazir Bhutto International Airport detained a passenger, identified as Muhammad Ilyas, resident of Muzaffarabad on Suspicion of carrying drugs.
During search of his luggage 1Kg Heroin was recovered from trolley bag.
The accused intended to take off for Colombo via Doha by Qatar Airline Flight No QR-617.
ANF Lahore, Sialkot Operational Team seized a parcel containing sports items at TCS courier office, Sialkot City and recovered 444 gram Heroin tactfully concealed inside the cricket balls and boxing gloves.
According to details, the consignment was booked by a person namely Asad Khan Resident of Peshawar and was intended to be received at Warden Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.
ANF Lahore, Multan Airport Team intercepted a passenger Zahid Mehmood resident of Sargodha at Multan International Airport and recovered 480 Ice (Amphetamine) concealed in his trolley bag.
The accused was to board for Jaddah by Shaheen Airline Flight No NL-701.
ANF Karachi Road Check Team on pursuance of source information, intercepted a suspected Mini Truck Mazda Registered No KG-0153 at Hub River Road, Karachi.
The detailed search of the vehicle led to recovery of 400Kg Charas, which was concealed in secret cavities of the vehicle.
Two occupants of the vehicle, driver and helper, identified as Muhammad Umer and Muhammad Arif, respectively were also arrested on the spot.
As per initial information, vehicle was coming from Balochistan and heading towards Karachi City.
All cases have been registered at respective ANF Police stations and further investigations are under process.
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