in recovery of 11.3kg Heroin, which was concealed in their bags. They intended to fly for Colombo by Etihad Airline flight EY-240.
ANF Lahore intercepted a Canada bound parcel containing women shirts at DHL courier office, Gulberg, Lahore and recovered 300grams Heroin concealed inside the packing.
The said parcel was being dispatched by Naveed Ahmed resident of Kasoor and was intended to be received by Samuel John, residing in Canada.
ANF Lahore Airport team detained a passenger identified as Zahoor Ahmed resident of Sargodha at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore on suspicion of carrying drugs. The detailed search of his trolley bag led to recovery of 600gram Methamphetamine (Ice).
The accused intended to take off for Jaddah by Shaheen Airline flight NL-717.
ANF Lahore Airport Team intercepted a passenger identified as Sakhi Bux, resident of Dera Ghazi Khan at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore and recovered 1kg Methamphetamine (Ice) which was concealed in his bag. The accused intended to board for Jaddah via Dubai by Emirates Airline flight EK-623.
ANF Peshawar Airport team arrested an accused namely Muhammad Anwar, resident of Mardan and recovered 3kg Heroin concealed in his bag and laptop. The accused intended to fly for Dubai by Emirates Airline flight EK-637.
ANF Karachi Seaport Team seized 18kg Heroin from a container at Karachi International Container Terminal. The container was destined for Malaysia and Heroin was concealed in furniture items. One individual named Khurshed present near scene was also taken into custody for investigation.
ANF Karachi Road Check Team intercepted a double cabin Toyota pickup registered no. 8858 near Govt Physical Education College, Sukkur and recovered 300kg Charas concealed in improvised cavities of the vehicle.
A person on board namely Muhammad Asif, resident of Karachi was also arrested during the operation.
As per initial reports, he was transporting the drugs to Karachi city for local consumption.
ANF Karachi Airport Team during routine profiling at Jinnah International Airport, held a Bangladeshi national namely Naseem Hassan for carrying 800 Psychotropic (Ritalin tablets). The accused was boarding for Dhaka by PIA flight PK-266.
Cases have been registered against all the detainees at respective police stations and investigations are under process.