The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), in an intensified and crucial operation, foiled a bid to smuggle drugs from Karachi to Islamabad via a woman carrier, intended to be supplied to colleges and varsities students for New Year parties, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday.
The operation was conducted at Daewoo bus service Karachi on the information of intelligence sources in which the ANF officials seized 4kg and 368 grams of weed hidden tactfully in plastic boxes.
According to details, some sources informed ANF officials that a woman would smuggle weed through Daewoo bus from Karachi to Lahore. The ANF team continued surveillance at Daewoo Terminal Rawalpindi after receiving the information.
In the meantime, a suspect who was the resident of Waziristan and the female accused were held on the spot at the terminal and weed worth millions of rupees were seized from their bag during the search operation.
It is noteworthy that the accused is a key member and organizer of a group involved in supplying narcotics for the parties in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The seized weed was supplied for New Year parties.
According to ANF spokesperson, a case has been registered and investigations are ongoing under Anti-Narcotics Act.
Reporter: Irshad Qureshi