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KARACHI: A court on Tuesday remanded suspected cocaine dealer Anmol alias Pinky in police custody for three more days in connection with her involvement in various drug cases.

She was brought to the Judicial Complex inside the Karachi central prison amid tight security. Media was barred from entering the complex.

The investigating officers of around 10 old drug cases in which suspect Pinky was declared proclaimed offender filed two separate applications before District and Sessions Judge (South) Zahoor Ahmed Hakro, seeking permission to produce her in court at the judicial complex inside the prison due to security concerns.

The court allowed the applications and directed the area judicial magistrates to conduct proceedings regarding the suspect’s remand inside prison only for today.