Daily Times

KARACHI: The petty drug users have become the target of Special Task Force for Narcotics Control instead of drug peddlers Daily Times has learnt through reliable sources. The Task Force of DIG West headed by DSP Naeem Sannata is authorized to raid in any part that falls under the jurisdiction of DIG west.

One week ago the special task force headed by DSP Naeem Sannata and SP Gulberg Bashir Brohi raided the Pak Colony areas to eliminate drug dens but instead of arresting the drug peddlers police they arrested 16 drug users including 3 women . A source participating in the operation told Daily Times that drug dealers and sellers were given prior information by police to flee from the area and make the area clear before operation.

Source has informed that “there are over dozens of areas in metropolis which are considered to be the hubs and drug dens including Pak Colony, Chanaisar Goth, Liyari, North Nazimabad “Katti Pahari”, Malir Assu Goth, Sallar Goth, Raihri Goth and some others also but the Police has completely failed to eliminate these drug dens despite nominal raids and operations just to show performance because the drug dealers and drug peddlers are providing handsome amount every week or month to some police officials.

“The special task force is doing nothing new and is only organizing the drug trade in a manner so that it cannot go out of control. to achive this target only the organized and police managed drug dens are allowed to continue their business that are working under the system and giving “bhatta” and “hafta” to the police officials otherwise scattered type of drug dens are being eliminated by Special task force that are spoiling the business of organized drug dens, according to the source.

Naeem alias Sannata is considered to be a Master in Nominal operations and raids which are only made to show the performance that is the reason he is the priority right now and a blue eyed officer of DIG West. The source further said ” Can imagine how it is possible that if police team is raiding a certain area with planning and all the drug peddlers and drug sellers successfully manage to flee and the police can acquire nothing from the drug dens and can only manage to arrest the drug users from streets and homes to show performance in operation.

When contacted to Naeem Sannata regarding the issue he rejected all allegations and refused to talk on the matter.