KARACHI: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has busted a drug trafficking ring in Karachi, arresting three individuals, including a woman, who posed as NGO workers to evade detection.
The operation, conducted in the Landhi area, resulted in the seizure of over 1.5 kilograms of heroin and the capture of the group’s leader.
Acting on a tip-off, the ANF apprehended a female drug courier, recovering 400 grams of heroin, and later arrested another suspect, yielding an additional 500 grams.
The group leader was also caught with illegal weapons and drugs, revealing a large-scale operation to supply heroin to students in prominent universities and hostels in Karachi.
The suspects, who used fake press cards, monograms, and number plates, confessed to smuggling drugs to students in Karachi, Hyderabad, and surrounding areas.
The woman was the primary supplier of drugs to students. The ANF has charged the suspects under the Anti-Narcotics Act and is conducting ongoing raids to apprehend their accomplices.
Earlier, The ANF launched a nationwide crackdown on narcotics, conducting 10 operations across Pakistan that resulted in the seizure of 373 kilograms of drugs worth Rs340 million.
The operations took place in various cities, including Lahore, Karachi, Chaman, Pasni, Gwadar, Islamabad, Quetta, and Rawalpindi.
ANF cracks down on drug trafficking ring supplying drugs in major universities of Karachi
