In a significant anti-narcotics operation at Lahore Airport, authorities intercepted a passenger bound for Saudi Arabia carrying 28 capsules filled with ice (crystal meth) concealed in his stomach. The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) also detained two suspects attempting to smuggle more than 2.5 kilograms of drugs to Dubai.
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This operation was part of a broader nationwide crackdown, leading to 11 arrests in nine separate raids. In total, ANF seized 212 kilograms of drugs, including hashish and narcotic pills, from various locations throughout Pakistan. Among these, 20 kilograms of ice were recovered in Kasur, and 5 kilograms of opium were seized from suspects in Lahore.
In Islamabad, a suspect apprehended near a university admitted to selling drugs to students, with ongoing investigations into his activities. ANF has filed cases under the Anti-Narcotics Act against those arrested, and further inquiries are actively progressing.
