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Punjab CNF arrests smuggler with cocaine worth Rs43.2 million

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The Major operation by the Punjab Counter Narcotics Force (CNF) took place in Rawalpindi in which smuggler Shahidullah Khan is arrested. The accused was allegedly involved in smuggling narcotics to Saudi Arabia; he was apprehended with 108 cocaine capsules in a suspicious vehicle at the Fateh Jang-Tarnol Interchange.

The vehicle used for smuggling and the cocaine have been seized. The estimated value of the recovered narcotics is PKR 43.2 million.

The scope of operations against drug dealers is being expanded.

The Punjab CNF has achieved a major success in protecting the youth by foiling the shipment of a large consignment of narcotics.

The net is being tightened around drug dealers and their facilitators.
Joint efforts will be undertaken.

Punjab CNF is committed to curb the menace of drugs collectively with the help of the society.

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