ANF recovers over 396kg narcotics, 1,012 litres chemical; arrests 21

Rawalpindi-Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Pakistan while conducting counter-narcotics strikes in different areas of the country managed to recover over 396 kg narcotics, 15,000 intoxicated tablets, 1,012 litres prohibited chemical besides netting 21 accused during last seven days.
According to an ANF headquarters spokesman, ANF Rawalpindi in an operation conducted at Islamabad International Airport recovered 9000 intoxicating tablets weighing 1.620 kg and 1.210 kg narcotic substance from the possession of a passenger.
The accused namely Faryad Ali resident of Nowshera was going to Madina through PIA flight.
In another operation, ANF Rawalpindi recovered 6,000 intoxicated tablets weighing 2,680 grams from a passenger namely Tariq Khan at Islamabad International Airport. The accused was going to Manchester.
ANF Rawalpindi and ANF Intelligence in an operation foiled a bid to smuggle narcotics and recovered over 81 kg drugs from a car.
The operation was conducted on Srinagar Highway near ‘Tablighi markaz’ and the raiding team recovered 81.800 kg narcotics including 62.400 kg hashish and 19.200 kg opium besides arresting Muhammad Sajawal and his wife namely Bahisht.
ANF Rawalpindi in an operation recovered 630 grams hashish from the possession of a passenger namely Afsar Khan, resident of Waziristan going to Abu-Dhabi through PIA flight.
ANF Rawalpindi and ANF Intelligence in an operation foiled a bid to smuggle narcotics and recovered over 50 kg drugs from a car.
The raid was conducted near Islamabad Motorway Toll Plaza and ANF recovered over 46 kg hashish, two kg opium and over two kg prohibited chemical from a car besides netting three accused namely Waqas Ali, Ghulam Murtaza and a female namely Yasmeen Manzoor.
Separate cases have been registered against the accused while further investigations are underway.

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