Karachi AIG Azad Khan speaking during a press conference at the Central Police Office. Screenshot
KARACHI:
Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Karachi Police Azad Khan on Friday said foreign nationals were also involved in the network being investigated in the ‘Pinky case’, adding that more than 20 women were linked to the operation.
Speaking at a press conference at the Central Police Office in Karachi alongside DIG Crime and Investigation Amir Farooqi, DIG West Irfan Baloch, DIG Special Branch Shiraz Nazir and DIG Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Azfar Mahesar, the AIG said investigators had uncovered wider links within the network, including the involvement of foreign nationals.
Karachi police on Tuesday arrested a woman accused of running one of the city’s most organized narcotics supply networks. The suspect, identified as Anmol alias Pinky, was arrested during a joint operation carried out by the city police and a civil agency from an apartment in the Garden area.
“During the arrest of the suspect, 1.5 kilograms of narcotics, seven kilograms of chemicals and a pistol were recovered,” Khan said. He added that the accused was produced in court the same day, during which “possible procedural violations took place”, leading to the suspension of three police officers.
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He further said that investigation teams have been constituted and there are 20 cases related to the suspect in Sindh, including 17 old cases and three new ones. “One case concerns the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), while six of the old cases have already been resolved,” he said, adding that in the ANF case, the suspect had already absconded.
The AIG said investigators received a “500-page statement spanning a year and a half” and identified transactions worth more than Rs300 million.
He added that Karachi police were in touch with Punjab police and the ANF, saying nine riders had been identified – eight from Punjab and one from Karachi. “Four names have also been sent for inclusion in the exit control list due to their alleged involvement in the case,” he said.
On Wednesday, Karachi police secured the suspect’s pretrial detention for three days, further intensifying what authorities described as a growing narcotics investigation with extensive links.
