Pakistan's anti-narcotics force seizes over 100 kg of drugs
Islamabad: Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) conducted multiple operations in different areas of the country, seizing over 100 kg of drugs and arresting three smugglers, the ANF said on Monday.
During the anti-narcotics operations, the ANF seized drugs including heroin, hashish, opium, crystal methamphetamine, and others, the ANF said in a statement.
The ANF team conducted operations in various districts of the country's Balochistan province and seized 65 kg of drugs while arresting a smuggler, according to the statement.
In the provincial capital city of Quetta, 30 kg of hashish concealed in the doors of a vehicle was recovered, the ANF said, adding that around 35 kg of narcotics concealed for the purpose of smuggling were seized in Chagai and Kach districts of the province.
In another operation at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, the ANF recovered 180 g of crystal methamphetamine from a parcel booked for Dubai.
Separately, authorities recovered 24.8 kg of hashish from the possession of two smugglers on a highway in Karachi.
The ANF said that separate cases have been registered against the accused while further investigations are underway.
(With UNI/Xinhua inputs)
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
Related Articles
Love in Canberra! Australian PM Albanese ties the knot with Jodie Haydon
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese married his partner Jodie Haydon on Saturday, becoming the first sitting leader in the country to wed while in office.
Operation Sagar Bandhu: India sends NDRF teams, 21 tonnes of aid to cyclone-ravaged Sri Lanka
Colombo/IBNS: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday transported 21 tonnes of relief supplies, more than 80 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel, and eight tonnes of specialised equipment to Sri Lanka to support thousands displaced by severe flooding.
US: National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, who was shot by Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, dies, announces Trump
US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that one of the National Guard members, who was shot by a gunman in Washington DC, close to the White House, has died.
Horror in Hong Kong: Deadly fire disaster leaves 94 dead and a city in shock
The death toll in the Hong Kong high-rise housing complex blaze, one of the deadliest recorded in the region in recent times, has touched 94, media reports said.
Latest News
Realme C85 5G launched in India: You won’t believe what this budget phone offers
Realme P4x launching on Dec 4 with a 7000mAh battery, Dimensity 7400 Ultra 5G chipset, and the new Realme Watch 5
Tripura’s first Commercial Coffee Common Facility centre inaugurated at Kailashahar
Suspected child lifter from Bihar severely assaulted by mob in Teliamura
