KARACHI: Police have arrested a woman accused of drug trafficking along with her two sons in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar area during an operation targeting wanted suspects. Read More: Drugs worth Rs45 million recovered on accused ‘Pinky’ tip-off According to police officials, the suspect, identified as Shireen alias Sherina, was taken into custody near Kamran Chowrangi. Authorities allege […]
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Karachi court sends alleged drug queenpin Pinky to jail
A local court in Karachi has sent alleged drug kingpin Anmol alias Pinky to jail on judicial remand in multiple criminal cases after her appearance before the court following the completion of physical remand in a murder case. Read More: Fifth case emerges against Anmol Pinky in Lahore The suspect, widely referred to as a “drug queenpin” […]
Pinky alleges she was being subjected to torture, creates commotion during court appearance in drug case
A Karachi court witnessed a tense hearing when Anmol, also known as “Pinky,” accused in a high-profile drug trafficking case, created a commotion during her appearance and alleged that she was being falsely implicated and subjected to torture. Read More: Drugs worth Rs45 million recovered on accused ‘Pinky‘ tip-off The accused was produced before a judicial […]
US imposes visa curbs over fentanyl laced pills network
The United States has announced visa restrictions on 13 individuals linked to an India-based online pharmacy accused of selling counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid linked to rising overdose deaths. Read More: Awareness is the key to prevention of suicide: Pill CEO According to the US State Department, the action targets associates of KS […]
A woman arrested in Karachi on allegations of drug trafficking
A woman arrested in Karachi on allegations of drug trafficking is now facing an additional case after police claimed to have recovered an unlicensed weapon from her possession. Police registered a fresh case against the suspect, identified as Anmol alias Pinky, after allegedly recovering a pistol during a raid in the Garden West area of […]
Pakistan, Bangladesh agree to boost anti-drug cooperation
Pakistan and Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance bilateral cooperation in combating drug trafficking, narcotics abuse, and related transnational crimes. The agreement was signed in Dhaka during a meeting between Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Bangladesh’s Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, according to the Ministry of Interior. Both sides described the […]
US military strike kills two in eastern Pacific
WASHINGTON: The United States military has carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people and leaving one survivor, US Southern Command announced on Monday. The operation is part of the broader campaign known as Operation Southern Spear, which targets suspected drug-trafficking vessels in international waters. Read More: […]
French navy seizes nearly 5 tonnes of cocaine in South Pacific
PAPEETE, France: France’s navy has intercepted a fishing vessel in the South Pacific, seizing 4.87 tonnes of cocaine believed to be bound for Australia, officials said on Monday. Read More: Over 1.2m Pakistanis now using vaping devices: survey The vessel, which originated from Central America, was stopped on January 16. France’s High Commission in French […]
Maduro says Venezuela open to talks with US amid rising tensions
CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said his government is ready to hold talks with the United States, despite heightened tensions following recent claims of American military action linked to drug trafficking. Read More: Maduro extends olive branch to U.S. In an interview broadcast on state television, Mr Maduro said Venezuela was open to dialogue with […]
US says two killed in strike on suspected drug smuggling vessel
The United States military said two people were killed in a strike on a vessel suspected of drug smuggling in the Eastern Pacific, bringing the total death toll from Washington’s maritime counter-narcotics campaign in the region to at least 107. Read More: US military strike destroys suspected drug vessel in Eastern Pacific In a statement posted on […]