KARACHI (Web Desk) - Karachi Additional Inspector General (AIG) Azad Khan on Friday revealed fresh details regarding the investigation into alleged drug queenpin Anmol alias Pinky, saying authorities had uncovered information suggesting the involvement of foreign nationals in the narcotics network.
Anmol was arrested earlier this week from her apartment in Karachi during a joint raid conducted by police and a civilian intelligence agency. She was taken into custody in connection with two cases involving narcotics possession and an unlicensed weapon.
A Karachi court on Wednesday granted police a three-day physical remand of the suspect for further investigation.
Speaking during a press conference on Friday, AIG Khan said investigators believed the case could develop into a transnational probe after evidence emerged linking foreign nationals to the alleged drug operation.
“We have come across information that some foreigners from African countries are involved in this network and are currently in Lahore. Their number could be between six and eight,” he said.
The police official added that several women based in Lahore were also allegedly associated with the network.
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According to the AIG, at least 20 cases linked to Anmol had surfaced in Sindh, including 17 old cases and three recently registered ones. One of the cases was filed by the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF).
He further stated that three additional cases against Anmol were registered in Lahore, while authorities had sought further details regarding their current status.
AIG Khan said Anmol had formally been shown arrested in nine cases and had already been acquitted in six older cases. “She has been declared a proclaimed offender in three cases and an absconder in the ANF case,” he added.
Separately, police linked nine previously registered cases to her alleged network. Khan said riders associated with the network had been nominated in those cases, though Anmol’s name was not initially included.
The senior police officer claimed Anmol had allegedly been involved in drug trafficking since 2014 and started operating in Karachi in 2018.
“She used online methods for drug sales, and when she came under the radar of authorities in Karachi, she shifted to Lahore,” he said.
Authorities also carried out a forensic examination of Anmol’s mobile phone and recovered 869 contacts.
“We are trying to determine the locations of those contacts. So far, we have traced 639 contacts, and only 132 belong to Karachi,” Khan stated.
He said the findings indicated that the alleged network extended far beyond Karachi and had spread to multiple locations across the country.