RAWALPINDI, Oct 28 (APP):The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Wednesday arrested six suspects, including a woman, and seized 157.22 kilograms of drugs worth over Rs 12.2 million in seven operations across the country, including near educational institutions.
According to an ANF spokesperson, 120 grams of hashish and 100 grams of ice were recovered from a suspect near a university in Attock. The arrested suspects confessed to selling drugs to students of educational institutions.
Under its inter-provincial drug interdiction drive, the ANF seized 120 kg of hashish from a vehicle near Sahianwala Interchange in Faisalabad and arrested the accused.
In another operation near the Motorway Toll Plaza in Rawalpindi, 7.2 kg of hashish was recovered from hidden compartments in a vehicle, leading to the arrest of a suspect. Separately, 2.4 kg of hashish was seized from a woman near Rawalpindi Interchange.
During domestic operations, 10.8 kg of opium was recovered from a vehicle near Ring Road in Peshawar, and a suspect was arrested. The force also seized 3.6 kg of hashish from a suspect near Jhal Chakian Chowk in Sargodha.
In another operation, 13 kg of hashish concealed inside a spare tyre of a vehicle travelling from Peshawar to Islamabad was recovered at a travel cargo office on GT Road in Peshawar.
Cases have been registered under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997 (CNSA-1997), and further investigation is underway.
Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)
