Rawalpindi:The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Wednesday arrested six accused and recovered 87.638 kg of narcotics in six operations conducted in different cities across the country.
According to an ANF spokesperson, during an educational drug interdiction operation near a university in Rawalpindi, 4.8 kg of hashish was seized from two individuals, who reportedly confessed to selling drugs to students of educational institutions.
In two separate operations at a courier office in Chaklala Garrison, Rawalpindi, 36 grams of weed were recovered from parcels arriving from the United Kingdom and the United States.
At Quetta Airport, 3.247 kg of ice was recovered from the baggage of a passenger travelling to Dubai. The narcotics were concealed in a packing machine.
In domestic interdiction operations, 72 kg of hashish was seized from a truck near Super Highway, Karachi, and its driver was arrested.
Near Sangjani Toll Plaza, Islamabad, 7.2 kg of hashish was recovered from a vehicle, and two accused were apprehended.
Cases have been registered under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act (CNSA), 1997, and further investigation is underway.