Pubdate: Mon, 01 Jun 2009
Source: Daily Mail, The (Pakistan)
Contact:  2009 The Daily Mail
Website: http://dailymailnews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/5044
Author: Khalid Amin
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1018 DRUG SMUGGLERS ARRESTED DURING 2008-09

ISLAMABAD-The Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) has arrested 1018 smugglers
including 151 foreigners and recovered more than 14,967 kg opium and 1312
kg heroin besides a large quantity of morphine and hashish during 2008-09.

According to a senior official of the Ministry of Narcotics Control, a
number of steps are being taken by the ANF to stop smuggling of narcotics
and effective patrolling system has been introduced for this purpose.

Regarding details of the quantity of drugs recovered from smugglers
including Pakistanis and foreigners during from 2008 to March 2009, he
said that the ANF recovered heroin (1108.419 kg.-in 2008 and 203.755 kg in
2009), morphine (3610.250 kg in 2008 and nil in 2009), opium (14779.680 kg
in 2008 and 188.150 kg in 2009), hashish (54662.155 kg in 2008 and
13751.598 kg in 2009) and cocaine (7.310 kg in 2008 and nil in 2009).

Cases under Drug Smuggling Act were registered against 808 including 684
Pakistanis and 124 foreigners during the year 2008 and against 210
including 183 Pakistanis and 27 foreigners from January to March 2009.
During the year 2008, cases of only 176 smugglers including 136 Pakistanis
and 40 foreigners were decided during the last year and a total 168
smugglers including 129 Pakistanis and 39 foreigners were convicted as
only seven Pakistanis and one foreigner were acquitted which shows
implementation of law of the country regarding drug smugglers.
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