11 held in LEA’s operation against narcotics smugglers in Balochistan

In a major operation conducted against narcotics smugglers since 2016, FC, Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), levies and other law-enforcement agencies (LEAs) in collaboration with Pakistan Army have arrested 11 people besides bulldozing 48 compounds of narcotics in Qila Abdullah district of Balochistan, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Sunday.

Before launching the crackdown, a Jirga of tribal elders was convened, and those associated with the business were given a warning.

During the three-day operation that was conducted from September 8 to September 10, 1,100 kilos of Charas, 94 kilogrammes of Ephedrine, 16.2 kilogrammes of ice and 1090 liters of HCL were also recovered. Later six tonnes of Ephedrine was destroyed.

Similarly, godowns of narcotics were also destroyed. Apart from that, action was taken against 42 targets.

On the other hand, opium crop grown over 70 acres of land and 28 machines used for processing narcotics were also destroyed.

The LEAs also seized the chemicals used in the production of narcotics.

Locals have welcomed the crackdown on narcotics smugglers and thanked the LEAs for that.

Nasir Khan Kakar, a tribal elder, has said that it was a long-standing demand of the people of Qila Abdullah that action should be taken against smugglers.

Reporter: Ahmad Mansoor