KARACHI: A police task force on narcotics in Karachi, in collaboration with a federal civilian intelligence agency, carried out an intelligence-based raid on a warehouse in Mehran Town, Korangi, on Tuesday, arresting eight members of an alleged “international narcotics network” and recovering 50kg of crystal meth, also known as ice, worth Rs900 million.
Speaking at a press conference, West Deputy Inspector General of Police Irfan Ali Baloch said the suspects were allegedly operating an international narcotics network and transporting drugs from Pakistan to Thailand and Malaysia in bulk quantities.
He said the police had recovered 50kg of ice, estimated to be worth Rs900 million. He revealed that the consignment intercepted before export weighed between 200kg and 250kg and had an estimated value of $25 million to $30m (Rs6 billion to Rs8bn). He added that more consignments were expected to arrive in Karachi from Balochistan.
“Acting on credible information, the task force, in conjunction with the intelligence agency, established that the narcotics were being concealed in crates of tiles and marble at a warehouse in Mehran Town for export to the Philippines under the cover of a ‘legitimate’ consignment,” DIG Baloch said.
