ANF arrests 7 drug suppliers, over 156 kg of drugs recovered in nationwide operations

RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Mar, 2026) Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) has conducted six operations across different cities of the country, arresting seven drug suppliers and recovered 156.7 kilograms of drugs worth more than Rs14.5 million.

According to ANF spokesperson, several operations were conducted near educational institutions as part of the force’s campaign against drug trafficking among students.

ANF recovered two kilograms of ice from a drug dealer near Sakhi Sarwar Road in Dera Ghazi Khan. In another operation near Dry Port Chowk in Sialkot, officials seized 300 grams of hashish from two drug smugglers.

Similarly, ANF recovered 500 grams of hashish from a drug pusher near the Karakoram Highway Road in Haripur.

During initial interrogation, the arrested suspects confessed that they were supplying drugs to students of educational institutions.

In an inter-provincial drug interdiction operation near Kot Abdul Malik Toll Plaza in Sheikhupura, ANF recovered 114 kilograms of hashish and 37 kilograms of opium from a vehicle and arrested the dealer involved in smuggling.

In separate domestic operations, ANF recovered 1.2 kilograms of hashish and 500 grams of opium from a motorcycle rider near Gulyana Road in Gujrat. Another accused was arrested near Railway Line Road in Peshawar and seized 01 kilogram of hashish.

Cases have been registered against the arrested suspects under the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997 and further investigations are underway.