Key Takeaways
- The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) assisted US and Sri Lankan authorities in seizing 671 kilograms of methamphetamine.
- The operation involved intelligence sharing and a joint operation at Karachi and Colombo ports.
- ANF identified the mastermind as Ehsanullah, an Afghan, and arrested local handlers.
The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has announced that it assisted in the busting of a transnational drug trafficking network, resulting in the seizure of 671 kilograms of methamphetamine (ICE).
According to ANF, the operation involved intelligence sharing with US and Sri Lankan authorities, leading to the recovery of 200 kilograms of methamphetamine from a container at Karachi Port.
The ANF identified the mastermind of the network as Ehsanullah, an Afghan, and mentioned that local handlers were also arrested.
Further investigations led to the recovery of 471 kilograms of methamphetamine at Colombo Port, concealed in towels, through a joint operation coordinated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Sri Lankan authorities.
The ANF stated that the network was attempting to use Pakistani territory as a transit route for transporting narcotics to international destinations.
Pakistan remains both a transit and victim state for Afghan-origin drugs, according to ANF, which utilised advanced intelligence-based strategies to identify the network.
The successful operation reflects ANF’s professional capabilities, commitment to combating narcotics trafficking, and its effective cooperation with international law enforcement agencies.
ANF’s efforts in dismantling international drug trafficking organisations and apprehending Afghan drug traffickers and their local facilitators have been formally acknowledged by Sri Lankan authorities and the US DEA, underscoring ANF’s effective role in international counter-narcotics cooperation.
