Three arrested as CTD claims busting major drug network

The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Sindh police on Friday claimed to have busted a major drug peddling network in Karachi.

It said three narcotics dealers had been arrested with a huge cache of heroin and crystal meth (ice). According to the CTD, the Sindh government has issued orders to intensify crackdown on drug trafficking in order to safeguard the younger generation from the scourge of drug addiction.

Through its intelligence network, the CTD uncovered crucial information regarding drug trade activities in Karachi and managed to arrest three suspects. The CTD said one of the three suspects, Javed Khan, was an employee at a travel agency. Another suspect was Nazim Nasir who posed as a builder. The third suspect, Ahmed Raza, was involved in small businesses.

The arrests were made during a raid conducted at a residential apartment in Nishat Commercial, Defence Housing Authority Phase VI. CTD Intelligence SP Raja Umer Khattab explained that after days of covert surveillance, the raid leading to the arrest of three individuals was conducted. He added that approximately seven kilogrammes of heroin and three kilogrammes of crystal meth were also seized from the flat.

SP Khattab said the arrested suspects were operating a major drug network in Karachi and were responsible for large-scale supply of heroin and crystal meth (ice) through local agents. Investigations revealed that the gang had rented the flat in Nishat Commercial, DHA Phase VI, in order to store narcotics.

The CTD SP said initial findings had revealed that small-scale dealers were primarily responsible for supplying narcotics to universities, colleges and dance parties. Meanwhile, larger suppliers operating from outside Karachi were involved in domestic and international supply and smuggling of drugs.

The suspects reportedly told the investigators that their network included a key figure known by the codename Jordan, a resident of Gwadar currently based abroad. He along with another accomplice Amjad Khan, who hailed from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, had been facilitating the supply and smuggling of narcotics.