Police arrest two female drug peddlers from  Malir

KARACHI: Malir police on Monday apprehended two women drug peddlers during a raid in the area.

According to the police sources, the drug peddlers women were identified as Janat Bibi alias ‘Mami’ and Amna. Police claimed to have recovered two kg of hashish, cell phones and different SIM cards from their possession.

Police said further investigation into the matter is underway. The arrested women were wanted to the police in several drug peddling cases, the police added.

On October 18, the Pakistan Coast Guards had seized a drug haul worth over Rs373 million and arrested two women.

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According to a spokesperson for the Coast Guards, a passenger bus coming from Quetta was intercepted at the Naka Khari check-post.

Upon search of the luggage of the two women passengers, four kilograms of heroin, two kilograms of crystal meth and two kilograms of high-end hashish were recovered, he said.

The spokesperson had said the seized drugs’ value was estimated at Rs373.46 in the global market.