The Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) arrested three suspects of international drug smuggler gang including ring leader during an operation on Wednesday. According to the ANF spokesman, the gang members were involved in using the poverty stricken and people with economic problems to smuggle narcotics to Gulf Cooperation Council member countries. From June 2021 to August 2023, the ANF conducted 18 operations at airports, as a result of the operations, 19 smugglers connected to the gang were arrested, while on November 18, 2023, the 2 main members of the group, Abdul Qayyum Khan and Hussain Khan, were arrested red handed, he added. The ANF spokesman further stated that the nabbed suspects have admitted of their direct involvement in drug trafficking. On November 19, 2023, the third member of the gang, Qari ?nayat, was also arrested. The spokesman said that the actions were important proceeding towards the prevention of possible exploitation of people with economic problems. The arrest of the leader of the international drug trafficking group was the expression of the ANF's determination for a drug-free future, he concluded.

 
Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)