The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) recovered 397 kilogram drugs and arrested 10 drug peddlers in six counter narcotics strikes across country. A spokesman of ANF Headquarters said on Wednesday that four suspects including two women, residents of Charsadda and Peshawar, were arrested near M-1 Motorway Islamabad. ANF recovered 1.2 kg heroin and 1.5 kg Ice drugs from the possession of the accused. A huge quantity of drugs was recovered from secret cavities of the vehicle near Motorway Toll Plaza Sheikhupura. Over 20.4 kg opium and 3.6 kg hashish were recovered from the possession of the accused, a resident of Lower Dir. As many as 900 grams heroin was recovered from the possession of a resident of North Waziristan at Sialkot Airport. The accused was leaving for Dubai by flight number FZ-332.

During the operation in the Winder area, a huge amount of hashish was recovered from a truck loaded with apples. 360 kg hashish concealed under apple crates was recovered. Two accused residents of Pishin, who were trying to smuggle hashish to Karachi, were rounded up during the operation. In the sixth operation, over 9 kg hashish hidden for smuggling was recovered from an uninhabited area of Zakhakhel in Khyber. Cases under the Anti-Narcotics Act have been registered against all the accused while further investigations are under process.

 
Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)