Police have uncovered foreign links in the drug network of arrested suspect Anmol alias Pinky, Karachi Additional Inspector General (AIG) Azad Khan said on Friday, adding that some women from Lahore were also involved in the ring.
The top cop made the revelations during a press conference alongside DIG Crime and Investigation Amir Farooqi and DIG West Irfan Baloch, where he shared updates on Anmol's arrest and ongoing raids to apprehend her accomplices.
The case came under scrutiny after a video surfaced on May 12, showing her being produced before a judicial magistrate (South) in Karachi without handcuffs and under special protocol.
Police later said that Anmol was a highly wanted suspect who had been absconding in 10 different cases.
At the time, police said that weapon, cocaine and other drugs worth around Rs1.5 million were recovered from her custody, adding that she was reportedly operating a network of drug supply in the port city.
During today’s briefing, AIG Khan said that the drug network included six African nationals and female suspects based in Lahore.
According to him, Anmol was arrested from the Garden police jurisdiction, with 1.5 kilogrammes of cocaine and seven kilogrammes of chemical material recovered along with a pistol.
Further narcotics were recovered during a raid conducted at the suspect’s old residence in the Sachal area, he said, adding that drugs were being trafficked from outside Pakistan.
He said that negligence during court production had led to action against responsible officers, while further investigations were underway, with teams formed under the supervision of the Sindh police chief and coordination with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and cybercrime authorities.
AIG Khan said that forensic examination of the alleged drug dealer's mobile phone revealed 869 contacts, including 132 Karachi-based numbers, and financial records showed transactions worth Rs300 million.
He added that the suspect had been active since 2014, while she began operations in Karachi from 2018.
According to AIG Khan, facilitation networks were being traced nationwide, with authorities preparing to place the names of all involved individuals on the Exit Control List as the probe continues.
