Karachi AIG Azad Khan speaking at a press conference at the Central Police Office. screenshot
KARACHI:
Karachi Police Additional Inspector General (AIG) 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 Police Headquarters along with DIG Crime and Investigation Amir Farooqi, DIG West Irfan Baloch, Special Branch DIG Shiraz Nazir and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) DIG 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 operating one of the city’s most organized narcotics supply networks. The suspect, identified as Anmol alias Pinky, was arrested during a joint operation by the city police and a civic agency at an apartment in 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 brought before a court on the same day, during which “possible procedural violations” occurred, 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 related to the suspect in Sindh, including 17 old and three new cases. “One case is with the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), while six of the old cases have already been solved,” he said, adding that in the ANF case, the suspect had previously absconded.
The 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 cyclists had been identified – eight from Punjab and one from Karachi. “Four names have also been submitted for inclusion in the Exit Control List for their alleged involvement in the case,” he said.
On Wednesday, Karachi police secured a three-day physical remand of the suspect, further escalating what authorities described as a rapidly expanding narcotics investigation with far-reaching links.
