Karachi police arrest 'most-wanted' female drug lord
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KARACHI: Police on Tuesday arrested a “most-wanted” woman accused of supplying cocaine and other narcotics across the city, an official statement said. According to the statement, a joint operation was conducted by a police team from Garden Police Station and a civilian intelligence agency to arrest the accused after midnight. “A female suspect identified as Anmol alias Pinki, allegedly involved in supplying cocaine and other deadly narcotics across the city, has been arrested,” the statement said. It added that the accused was “most-wanted” by police and had been absconding in several cases. “One pistol, cocaine worth millions of rupees, chemicals, and other narcotics were recovered from the accused,” claimed police. In its statement, the police further said the accused was operating an “organised and extensive network” for narcotics dealing and supply, adding that she used to supply drugs online in Clifton, DHA, and other areas of Karachi through designated riders. The accused also used female riders to protect her network from law enforcement agencies. “The accused’s customers included students as well as prominent personalities,” it said, adding that she sold narcotics worth hundreds of thousands of rupees daily through various methods. Meanwhile, the police have also registered two First Information Reports (FIRs) against the accused under various clauses of the Sindh Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 2024, and the Sindh Arms Act, 2013. Talking to Dawn, South Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Syed Asad Raza said that Anmol alias Pinki has two brothers, Nasir and Shaukat, who are her facilitators. “Nasir allegedly sends narcotics from Punjab to Karachi through girls; meanwhile, Shaukat has previously been arrested in Karachi by Gizri and Saddar Police Stations,” he said. DIG Asad stated that her ex-husband, Rana Nasir, was also her facilitator and was involved in introducing her to these activities. “She had been residing in the Gulistan-i-Jauhar area o