Pakistan Navy, ANF jointly seize 100kg of heroin in sea raid.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy along with officials of Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) seized a huge cache of heroin during a sea operation here on Friday. According to a spokesman for the navy, a joint intelligence-based operation was conducted by the Pakistan Navy and the Anti-Narcotics Force at Pishukan near Jiwani, Balochistan.

A huge cache of narcotics, including 100 kilograms of ice-drug was seized in the joint operation. A PMSA vessel located and subsequently approached a suspicious fast speed boat of suspected smugglers, seized the drugs and impounded the boat.

The value of narcotics in the international market was estimated to be approximately Rs2.2 billion. The narcotics were handed over to the Anti-Narcotics Force for further legal proceedings.

The spokesman also said that the operation was a testament to the ability and capability of the...

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