Crime Reporter
RAWALPINDI:The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has seized more than 655 kilograms of drugs valued at Rs 68.6 million and arrested seven suspected traffickers in nine operations carried out across the country, an ANF Headquarters spokesman said on Thursday.He said 7 kg of hashish was recovered from a motorcyclist near Yaro Railway Crossing in Pishin, adding that the suspect confessed to supplying narcotics to students of educational institutions.In another action, 6 grams of cocaine were recovered from a parcel sent from the Netherlands at a courier office in Chaklala Garrison, Rawalpindi.The spokesman said ANF teams also seized 14 kg of hashish from a motorcyclist near a hotel in Yaro Sector, Pishin, and another 14 kg from a rider near the Eastern Bypass in Quetta.In Hyderabad, 12 kg of hashish was recovered from a vehicle on the National Highway, and the accused was taken into custody.He added that 1.8 kg of ice and 800 grams of opium were found in possession of a man and a woman travelling in a vehicle near Bella Road in Sector G-10, Islamabad, while 7.2 kg of hashish was seized from an accused near Mandi Mor in Islamabad.In Karaiz, District Chaman, ANF recovered 100 kg of ice, and in a major raid in Khalilabad, Satellite Town, Turbat (District Kech), the force seized 499 kg of hashish.Cases have been registered against all arrested suspects under the Narcotics Control Act, and further investigations are underway, the spokesman said.
