Karachi AIG Azad Khan addressing a press conference at the Central Police Office. Screengrab
KARACHI:
Karachi Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Police Azad Khan said on Friday that 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 Karachi Central Police Office along with 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 the investigators had uncovered wider links within the network, including the foreign nationals.
On Tuesday, police in Karachi arrested a woman accused of running one of the city’s most organized drug supply networks. The suspect, identified as Anmol alias Pinky, was arrested during a joint operation by the city police and a civic agency at a flat in the Garden area.
“During the arrest of the suspect, 1.5 kg of narcotics, seven kg of chemicals and a gun were recovered,” Khan said. He added that the accused was produced before a court on the same day where “possible procedural violations took place”, leading to the suspension of three police officers.
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He further stated that investigation teams had been formed and there were 20 cases linked to the suspect in Sindh, including 17 old cases and three new ones. “One case is with the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), while six of the old cases have already been disposed of,” he said, adding that in the ANF case, the suspect had earlier been absconding.
AIG said investigators had received a “500-page statement spanning a year and a half” and identified transactions worth more than Rs 300 million.
He added that the Karachi police were in touch with the Punjab police and the ANF and said nine riders had been identified – eight from Punjab and one from Karachi. “Four names have also been sent for placement on the exit control list over their alleged involvement in the case,” he said.
On Wednesday, police in Karachi secured a three-day physical custody of the suspect, further intensifying what authorities described as a fast-growing drug investigation with far-reaching connections.
