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RAWALPINDI  –  Determined to uproot drug menace from the country and the world, Anti Narcotics Force Pakistan seized 1.951 Ton Narcotics worth US$ 73.297 Million internationally, arrested 46 culprits including 7 Ladies and 6 foreigners and impounded 20 vehicles while conducting 40 counter-narcotic strikes. The seized drugs comprised of 1815.3 Kg Hashish, 45.96 Kg Heroin, 18.455 Kg Methamphetamine (Ice), 61.155 Kg Opium, 2300x Al-prazolam Tabs and 10 Kg Suspected Powder.

ANF KP, Police Station ANF Peshawar intercepted a Suzuki Car at University Road Peshawar and recovered 6.000 Kg Opium & 9.600 Kg Hashish which was tactfully concealed in a cavity beneath the front seat of seized vehicle. Accused Khan Alam resident of Khyber Agency was arrested on the spot. In another operation, ANF Peshawar conducted an Intelligence Based Operation at Ring Road Peshawar and intercepted a Suzuki Khyber Car and recovered 13.050 Kg Heroin from the seized car.

The accused (driver) succeeded mange to escape from the occurrence place. In third operation, the staff of Police Station ANF Mansehra intercepted a Charade Car at Township Market, Mansehra and recovered 7.200 Kg Hashish which was tactfully concealed in footboard of the seized car.

Three accused namely Muhammad Ismail Syed, Muhammad Aslam and Siraj Muhammad all residents of Peshawar were arrested during the operation. In fourth operation, the staff of Police Station ANF Peshawar intercepted a Mini Pajero (FAW VAN) at Motorway Toll Plaza Peshawar and recovered 16.800 Kg Hashish which was tactfully placed in trunk of the said vehicle.

Three persons onboard including a lady namely Mustaqeem Khan resident of Nowshera, Ijaz Khan and Shakila Niaz both residents of Swat were arrested during the operation. In fifth operation, the staff of Police Station Regional Directorate ANF Peshawar arrested an accused namely Haroon ur Rasheed resident of Mardan at Motorway Toll Plaza, Peshawar and recovered 1.200 Kgs Hashish from his bag.

In sixth operation, the staff of Police Station Regional Directorate ANF Peshawar intercepted a Toyota Corolla Car at University Road, Peshawar and recovered 14.000 Kg Heroin which was tactfully concealed in trunk of seized car.

An accused namely Gul Khan resident of Afghanistan was arrested on the spot. In seventh operation, the staff of Police Station ANF D.I Khan conducted an Intelligence Based Operation at Sheikh Yousuf, D.I Khan, intercepted a Suzuki VagonR car and recovered 200 Gram Methamphetamine and 1.200 Kg Hashish from front doors of the said vehicle.

Accused namely Gul Khan resident of D.I Khan was arrested on the spot. In eighth operation, Police Station Regional Directorate KP apprehended an accused during naka near Motorway Toll Plaza Peshawar and recovered 1.200 Kg Hashish, from arrested accused Mumtaz Ali resident of Swabi.

ANF Rawalpindi, the staff of Police Station ANF Islamabad intercepted a Toyota Pickup (Dotson) near Islamabad Toll Plaza (M1 Exit Point) Islamabad and recovered 4.000 Kg Heroin and 10.000 Kg suspected powder from the said vehicle and arrested two accused namely Siraj Muhammad resident of Mardan and Naeem Akhtar resident of Karachi. In another operation, the staff of Police Station ANF Rawalpindi established a naka at link road Exit Point of Motorway, Islamabad and intercepted a Mehran Car and recovered 3.600 Kg Hashish & 850 Gram Opium from secret cavity of the said car.

Two accused namely Noor Alam resident of Khyber and a lady accomplice Aneela resident of Peshawar were arrested on the spot. In third operation, the staff of Police Station ANF Rawalpindi intercepted a Car at Old Motorway Toll Plaza, Islamabad  and recovered 3.600 Kg Hashish during search of the said vehicle.

Driver of the said car managed to escape from the scene. In fourth operation, the staff of Police Station ANF Attock established naka near Iqbal Shaheed Toll Plaza GT Road Attock and recovered 1.200 Kgs Hashish from arrested accused Hazrat Bilal resident of Peshawar. In fifth operation, the staff of Police Station ANF Attock established a naka near Iqbal Shaheed Toll Plaza, G.T Road, Attock and recovered 740 Gram Heroin (Brown) from possession of the arrested lady accused namely Shaheen resident of Nowshera. In sixth operation, the staff of Police Station ANF Rawalpindi intercepted a Netherland bound suspected consignment from a private cargo office located at Rawalpindi and recovered 5.300 Kg Heroin which was tactfully concealed in photo album.

As per Initial investigation the parcel was booked by accused namely Waseem Majeed resident of Jhelum. In seventh operation, the staff of Police Station ANF Rawalpindi arrested five American nationals accused namely Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Zubair Iqbal Khan, Zahid Bibi, Mukhtiar Khan and Resham Jan all residents of Attock at Islamabad International Airport who were travelling through Flight No.E-613 and recovered 2300x Al-Prozolam Tabs (0.434 Kg) from all of them. In eighth operation, the staff of Police Station ANF Rawalpindi recovered 900 Gram Hashish from personal possession of the arrested accused namely Jamroz Khan resident of Khyber Agency. He was arrested at Motorway Link Road, Islamabad.

In ninth operation, the staff of Police Station ICT Islamabad intercepted a Bahrain bound suspected consignment from an international cargo office located at I-8 Islamabad and recovered 1.010 Kg Methamphetamine, which was concealed in trolley bag. As per initial information parcel was booked by accused Abid Jan resident of Charsadda.

In tenth operation, the staff of Police Station ICT Islamabad intercepted a Jeddah (KSA) bound suspected consignment from international cargo office located at Aabpara Market, G-6, Islamabad and recovered 2.745 Kg Methamphetamine which was soaked in five gents clothes. The said parcel was booked by accused namely Muhammad Jeelani resident of Rawalpindi. In eleventh operation, Police Station ANF Rawalpindi apprehended a lady accused Rukhsana Ramzan resident of Sargodha and recovered 2.200 Kg Hashish from her personal possession.

She was arrested at Exit Point of Motorway Toll Plaza, Islamabad. In twelfth operation, Police Station ANF Rawalpindi while establishing naka at Exit Point of Motorway link road, Islamabad and recovered 4.800 Kg Hashish from personal possession of the two accused persons namely Muhammad Ullah resident of Khyber Agency and Ehsan Ullah resident of Peshawar. In thirteenth operation, staff of Police Station Regional Directorate Rawalpindi during a naka at M1 exit, Motorway Toll Plaza, Tehsil & Distt Islamabad, intercepted a Mehran Car and recovered 2 Kg Heroin (Brown) from secret cavity of the said vehicle, one accused Tayyab Khan resident of Hangu was arrested on the spot.

ANF Lahore, the staff of Police Station ANF Faisalabad raided near Punjab Academy, Millat Chowk, Faisalabad and recovered 2.400 Kg Hashish from the arrested lady accused namely Bushra Bibi resident of Gujranwala. In another operation, Police Station Regional Directorate ANF Airport Staff intercepted one Pakistani national accused Muhammad Iqbal resident of Sheikhupura at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore who was travelling to Dubai (UAE) through Airblue Airline and recovered 1 Kg Heroin & 1.650 Kgs Methamphetamine which was tactfully concealed in trolly bag. In third operation, Police Station Lahore raided near Justice A.R Kiani Bridge Saggianwala bypass road Lahore and recovered 3.600 Kg Hashish alongwith Motorcycle from the arrested accused Muhammad Usman resident of Lahore. In fourth operation, Police Station Regional Directorate Lahore, raided near Alnoor Ashiq Ali Chowk Ichra, Lahore and recovered 2 Kg Heroin from personal possession of the arrested accused Muhammad Aqeel Javed resident of Lahore. In fifth operation, Police Station Multan intercepted a Truck Hino loaded with 650 Crates of Apples at Khanewal road near Shamkot Motorway Toll Plaza and recovered 32 Kg Opium & 133.200 Kg Hashish from secret cavity in fuel tank of seized truck. Three accused namely Bashir Ahmed, Allah Muhammad and Muhammad Daood residents of Pishin were arrested on the spot. In sixth operation, Police Station Regional Directorate Lahore raided at 32 Chowk near Ravi road Lahore and recovered 14.400 Kg Hashish from arrested accused namely Saad Ullah and Shahzad Khan residents of Faisalabad. In seventh operation, Police Station Regional Directorate raided near Darbar Baba Niaz Ali Sarkar Harbuns Pura Railway Station Lahore and recovered 3 Kg Opium and 3 Kg Hahsih from secret cavity of seized vehicle Suzuki Balino. One accused Khair Muhammad resident of Jaffarabad was arrested on the spot.

ANF Karachi, the staff of Police Station ANF Karachi intercepted a car near Bilawal Chorangi and recovered 2.000 Kg Hashish from the arrested accused namely Qaiser Khan resident of Karachi. In another operation, the staff of Police Station ANF Sukkur conducted a raid at Shikarpur Phatak and recovered 1.000 Kg Hashish from the arrested accused namely Mir Hussain resident of Shikarpur. In third operation, the staff of Police Station ANF Sukkur intercepted a Suzuki Mehran car near Mashuallab Hotel located at Shikarpur road and recovered 70.000 Kg Hashish during search of the said vehicle. In fourth operation, the staff of Police Station ANF Korangi, Karachi intercepted a UK bound parcel from a cargo office located at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi and recovered 3.870 Kgs Heroin which was concealed in 9x Sweet Boxes. Parcel was booked by Nasir Ali resident of Karachi. In fifth operation, the staff of Police Station ANF Gulshan-e-Iqbal intercepted a Troller near Desi Hut Restaurant, Northern bypass, Karachi and recovered 236.800 Kg Hashish & 6.000 Kg Opium from the troller. An accused namely Matiullah resident of Qillah Abdullah was arrested on the spot.  In sixth operation, the staff of Police Station ANF Karachi, conducted a raid at Godown located at Plot No.H-3×4/5 situated near New Truck Stand, Hoksbay road, Karachi and recovered 132.000 Kg Hashish alongwith 1x container. The drugs was stored for destined to Qatar. Accused namely Ch Muhammad Qasim resident of Rawalpindi was also arrested during the operation. In seventh operation, the staff of Police Station ANF Karachi intercepted a KSA bound parcel from a private Courier office, Karachi and recovered 14.500 Kg Methamphetamine soaked in 228x paper sheets. The said parcel was booked by Nazeer Ahmed resident of Pesheen. In eighth operation, the staff of the Police Station Sukkur intercepted a Suzuki Mehran Car at Derya Stop near H.D Hotel Sukkur and recovered 2.700 Kg Opium & 23 Kg Hashish from said vehicle. Two accused Muhammad Bachal and Ghulam Muhammad residents of Khairpur were arrested on the spot. In ninth operation, the Police Station Hyderabad conducted an operation near Ayub Hotel National Highway Hyderabad intercepted a Suzuki Cultus Car and recovered 5 Kg Opium and 90 Kg Hashish from the arrested accused namely Nazeer Ahmed and Hadi Bux residents of Sanghar. In tenth operation, Police Station Korangi, Karachi intercepted a Rickshaw at Madina Colony Malir, Karachi and recovered 2 Kg Hashish and 1 Kg Heroin from the Rickshaw. Two accused namely Jahangir and Alam Zaib residents of Karachi were arrested on the spot.

ANF Quetta, in an intelligence based operation the staff of Police Station ANF Turbat recovered 1000.000 Kg Hashish from general area of Dehad near Baloch Chowk, Tehsil & District Kech. As per initial information the seized drugs were placed for handing over to some other narco gang. In another operation, the staff of Police Station ANF Turbat recovered 50.000 Kg Hashish from a Toyota Car without Regn number at Kaysaak, M-8, Hushaab Turbat road, District Kech.

All cases have been registered at respective ANF Police Stations under CNS Act 1997 and further investigations are underway.