Additional Inspector General Karachi Azad Khan said on Friday that police had traced financial transactions worth more than Rs30 million and identified hundreds of suspected clients during investigations into the alleged drug network operated by Anmol alias Pinky.
Speaking at a media briefing held at the Central Police Office, the Karachi police chief said the accused was arrested during a joint operation conducted with intelligence agencies on the night of May 12.
DIG Amir Farooqi, CTD chief Ghulam Azfar Mahesar and other senior officers were also present during the briefing. According to police, 1,540 grams of cocaine, 6,970 grams of various intoxicating chemicals and a 9mm pistol with ammunition were recovered from the possession of the accused.
Azad Khan said initial investigations showed that the accused was wanted in 20 cases registered at different police stations across Karachi. He said the suspect was first produced before a judicial magistrate and later remanded into police custody for three days after police approached a sessions court.
Police claimed that during interrogation, the accused disclosed she had entered the narcotics trade with her former husband Rana Nasir around 2014-15 and later established an online drug distribution network in multiple cities.
According to investigators, orders were allegedly received through WhatsApp, while narcotics were transported between cities through local buses and delivered to customers through bike-riders using food delivery boxes.
The Karachi police chief said investigators had traced 835 contact numbers from the accused’s mobile phone, of which around 300 were believed to be active customers. He added that nine delivery riders had been identified, including one from Karachi and eight from different cities in Punjab. Police further claimed that investigations had identified 15 major clients and 38 regular customers who allegedly purchased narcotics online from the accused on a monthly basis.
According to officials, six bank accounts linked to the network were also traced through the suspect’s mobile phone. Investigators alleged that two individuals identified as Zeeshan and Sohail, owners of “Fayyaz Communication”, managed the network’s financial operations. Police claimed transactions worth approximately Rs30 million were conducted through six accounts over a one-year period using four private bank accounts.
Azad Khan said police were coordinating with the Anti- Narcotics Force (ANF) and Punjab police, adding that foreign nationals and more than 20 women were also suspected to be part of the network.
He said four names had been recommended for placement on the Exit Control List (ECL), but he declined to disclose their identities due to ongoing investigations. Responding to a question, the additional IG said three police officers had been suspended and separate inquiry teams had been formed in connection with the case.
He added that 17 of the 20 cases against the accused were old, while three were newly registered. One case was registered with the ANF, while six older cases had reportedly been dropped.
Separately, another FIR was registered against Anmol alias Pinky at Sachal Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act on the complaint of Inspector Mishal Khan Marwat. According to the FIR, police conducted a raid at a flat located on Abul Hasan Isphahani Road during the ongoing investigation. The report stated that the lock of the apartment was broken in the presence of witnesses, after which 228 grams of cocaine and seven empty drug boxes were allegedly recovered.
