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Pakistani authorities have arrested 20 Nigerians over alleged involvement in an international drug trafficking network operating in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, and recovered 4.432 kilogrammes of narcotics during the operation.
The arrests were announced by Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) in a statement issued on Wednesday and reported by the Associated Press of Pakistan.
The suspects were not named in the statement.
According to the statement, the ANF while acting on credible intelligence conducted coordinated intelligence-based operations at various locations across the twin cities, resulting in the arrest of 20 Nigerian nationals allegedly involved in drug trafficking and the recovery of 4.432kg of narcotics.
The recovered drugs comprised 1.682kg of cocaine, 2kg of methamphetamine, known as Ice, and 750 grams of weed.
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The ANF disclosed that the arrested suspects were associated with an organised drug trafficking network allegedly involved in the smuggling, distribution and sale of cocaine, Ice and weed among youth, particularly students of educational institutions in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, including in hostels.
The ANF said it had been monitoring the activities of the network through sustained intelligence gathering and surveillance before conducting the operations.
It added that preliminary investigations further revealed that two of the arrested Nigerian nationals were on bail in a previous narcotics-related case.
The ANF said its operations against drug supply to educational institutions would continue.
The arrests come days after Indian authorities arrested four Nigerians and a Thai national in separate drug raids in Haryana State.
