ANF nabs nine drug peddlers at Islamabad Airport
Crime
The suspects admitted the presence of drug-filled capsules in their stomachs
KARACHI (Dunya News) – The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Friday arrested a group of drug peddlers during an operation at the Islamabad International Airport.
According to a spokesperson of ANF, nine members of the same family, including three women, were arrested in an operation at the airport. The suspects confessed the presence of drug-filled capsules in their stomachs. A total of 575 heroin and 159 ice-filled capsules have been recovered from the suspects, he said.
The spokesman further said the ANF had arrested two suspects in another operation at the Karachi's Jinnah International Airport. As many 91 capsules filled with heroin were recovered from the stomachs of the passengers. Total weight of recovered heroin is 1.170kg.
He added that the arrested persons belong to Peshawar, Mardan and Charsadda. Cases have been registered against them under the Anti-Narcotics Act.
