ANF burns 11.5 ton narcotics, 103 ton prohibited chemicals

PESHAWAR - The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tuesday ignited 11.5 tons of narcotics and 103 ton of prohibited chemicals at a ceremony held at Reggi Lalma, Firing Range.

Judge Anti Narcotics Court Nusrat Yasmin was chief on the occasion. In her brief Nusrat Yasmin said the use of the narcotics was spoiling social fabric of the society and underscored the need for collective efforts to get rid of this menace.

The ANF she said was fighting against the menace in an effective manner despite limited resources at its disposals. She lauded efforts and measures of the ANF in the war against narcotics.

Speaking on the occasion, Force Commander ANF, Brig Mateen Ahmed Faraz told the media that accused in 333 narcotics cases out of 340 had been sentenced to various terms by the Anti-Narcotics Court.

The ANF was also investigating the assets accumulated by the people through smuggling, adding the ANF forfeited a total of Rs 221.5 million worth asset of the accused during the current year.

He said the ANF was utilizing all its resources at its disposals for curbing the spread of narcotics in society.

“The ANF with collaboration with the provincial government has set up a 100-bed hospital for the rehabilitation of drugs-addicts in Peshawar”, Brig Mateen Ahmed Faraz concluded.