Two women sent to jail in Rs 400m drug money laundering case linked to Defence properties

A local court on Friday sent two women, allegedly involved in laundering drug money through high-value properties in the Defence area of Lahore, to jail on judicial remand

LAHORE, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd May, 2026) A local court on Friday sent two women, allegedly involved in laundering drug money through high-value properties in the Defence area of Lahore, to jail on judicial remand.

Officials of the Anti-Narcotics Force produced the accused women, Maria and Rimsha, before Judicial Magistrate Fahad Khan Sarwar and sought their physical remand for further investigation. However, the court rejected the request and ordered both accused to be sent to jail on judicial remand.

According to investigators, the two women are allegedly part of the Anmol Pinky network. A day earlier, the Lahore High Court had dismissed their bail petitions, after which they were taken into custody.

The case against the accused was registered in February 2026.

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The ANF alleged that the women acquired properties worth approximately Rs400 million in Lahore’s Defence area between 2018 and 2025 using proceeds generated from narcotics trafficking.

Investigators further claimed that bank transactions amounting to nearly Rs750 million were traced in the accounts of the accused during the same period.

According to the ANF, the accused failed to provide documentary evidence regarding ownership of the properties and could not satisfactorily explain the source of income behind the financial transactions.

The agency also alleged that Maria Umar’s husband had been involved in narcotics-related activities in Karachi and had previously served a jail term.