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Pakistan arrests 20 Nigerian nationals in main drug trafficking crackdown
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Pakistani authorities have arrested 20 Nigerian nationals in a significant anti-narcotics operation within the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) disclosed this in an announcement on Thursday, November 12, 2026, including that officers seized greater than 4 kilograms of narcotics through the operation.
The coordinated operation was carried out at numerous areas throughout the dual cities on the idea of intelligence studies.
It got here amid an ongoing nationwide marketing campaign towards drug trafficking.
Preliminary investigations revealed that two of the arrested Nigerian nationals have been already on bail in a earlier narcotics case.
“The arrested suspects were associated with an organized drug trafficking network allegedly involved in the smuggling, distribution and sale of cocaine, ice, and weed among youth, particularly students of educational institutions in Islamabad and Rawalpindi,” the ANF stated.
“The recovered drugs comprised 1.682 kg cocaine, 2 kg of methamphetamine (Ice) and 750 grams weed.”
The company stated it has been carefully monitoring the actions of the drug traffickers and acted on actionable intelligence.
“ANF has expanded the scope of its investigations to identify potential facilitators, sources of narcotics supply, financial supporters, local contacts and possible connections with other drug trafficking organizations,” it stated.
In Sept., the United States credited the ANF with serving to seize 463 kilograms of Afghan-origin crystal methamphetamine price $21 million that was sure for Sri Lanka. The seizure came about on August 30.
Sri Lankan authorities beforehand stated the medication have been found hid in bathtub towels inside a delivery container at Colombo port. Earlier accounts targeted on intelligence equipped by the US Drug Enforcement Administration and the interception by Sri Lankan police and customs authorities.
The US assertion stated Pakistan’s ANF coordinated with the American company on the operation.
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