Karachi police claim to unearth international meth supply network, arrest two

Karachi police claim to unearth international meth supply network, arrest two.

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• Imtiaz Ali Published September 18, 2026 Updated September 18, 2026 08: 35pm.
• Imtiaz Ali is a Karachi-based reporter for Dawn with over 25 years of experience in the field.
• The police additionally recovered 19.56 kilograms of meth from their possession, he went on.
• The DIG remarked the suspects were in contact with a notorious Afghan drug dealer, Sabir Afghan.
• "The held suspects belonged to an Afghanistan-linked network of drug dealers who supplied narcotics in Karachi and other parts of the country, " DIG Dr Ali asserted.

Imtiaz Ali Published September 18, 2026 Updated September 18, 2026 08: 35pm. Join our Whatsapp Channel. Add Dawn as a trusted source.

KARACHI: Police on Friday asserted to have unearthed an international narcotics network involved in the supply of ice – methamphetamine, additionally known as crystal meth – with the arrest of two of its members, including a woman.

Speaking at a press conference in Karachi, East Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Dr Farrukh Ali remarked Landhi police, acting on a tip-off, had arrested two suspected members of the network.

Notably, the police additionally recovered 19.56 kilograms of meth from their possession, he went on.

Notably, the DIG remarked the suspects were in contact with a notorious Afghan drug dealer, Sabir Afghan.

He alleged that it was an organised network that supplied drugs from Afghanistan through different routes to Lahore and other parts of Punjab, from where they were subsequently distributed to other parts of the country, including Karachi.

DIG Dr Ali remarked the "international network" was essentially a family-based cartel whose linchpin was a woman named Mehwish. This person lived in Lahore.

"Mehwish used to supply high-quality ice from Afghanistan, which was then distributed throughout the country, " he remarked, adding that the arrested woman, was Mehwish's sister-in-law.

While the wife distributed it to customers, the senior official asserted, the woman's husband supplied the ice.

"This family consists of working- or middle-class individuals. One member of the cartelwas lately arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), " he stated.

He remarked further investigation was under way to obtain information from the suspects concerning their drug network and accomplices.

In a lighter vein, DIG Dr Ali remarked the family-based cartel could be dubbed "Pinky Two", as it had additionally maintained the same level of secrecy as Anmol, alias Pinky. This person is at present facing trial in Karachi.

Anmol was arrested in May in connection with two cases registered at the Garden police station pertaining to the possession of drugs and an unlicensed weapon. She had already been booked in multiple other criminal cases prior to her arrest.

Meanwhile, the incident gained attention when a video of her being escorted to court without handcuffs went viral on social media.

Since her arrest, Anmol has been presented in court against the backdrop of heavy police presence. During her court appearances, she has additionally alleged that she has been facing pressure from the police "to take names" of politicians and other influential persons.

Earlier in the month, police additionally maintained to have recovered a massive quantity of ice and arrested eight suspects in an intelligence-based raid on a warehouse in Mehran Town in Korangi.

Imtiaz Ali is a Karachi-based reporter for Dawn with over 25 years of experience in the field. His reporting portfolio encompasses crime, politics, and the provincial legislature, alongside coverage of the courts, administration affairs, and the health sector.

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