Karachi police say they have found foreign links in the drug network allegedly run by Anmol alias Pinky. AIG Azad Khan said the ring included six African nationals and Lahore-based women, while investigators also traced major financial transactions.

KARACHI: Karachi Additional Inspector General (AIG) Azad Khan said on Friday that investigators had found indications of foreign involvement in the drug network allegedly run by Anmol alias Pinky, adding that some women based in Lahore were also part of the ring.

He shared the details at a press conference held with DIG Crime and Investigation Amir Farooqi and DIG West Irfan Baloch, where police gave an update on Anmol’s arrest and the ongoing operation to detain her alleged accomplices.

The case drew wider attention after a video surfaced on May 12 showing Anmol being presented before a judicial magistrate (South) in Karachi without handcuffs and under what police later described as special protocol.

Police had subsequently said that Anmol was a wanted suspect who had been evading arrest in 10 separate cases. At the time of her arrest, officials said a weapon, cocaine and other narcotics worth about Rs1.5 million had been recovered from her possession, and that she was allegedly running a drug supply network in Karachi.

Details shared by police

During Friday’s briefing, AIG Khan said the network included six African nationals as well as female suspects operating from Lahore.

He said Anmol was arrested within the limits of the Garden police jurisdiction, where police recovered 1.5 kilogrammes of cocaine, seven kilogrammes of chemical material and a pistol.

According to the AIG, another raid at the suspect’s former residence in the Sachal area led to the recovery of more narcotics. He said the drugs were being smuggled into the country from abroad.

Khan also said that lapses during Anmol’s court appearance had resulted in action against the officers held responsible. He added that the investigation was continuing and that teams had been constituted under the supervision of the Sindh police chief, with coordination underway with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and cybercrime authorities.

Financial and digital trail under review

The Karachi AIG said a forensic review of the suspect’s mobile phone found 869 contacts, including 132 numbers from Karachi. He further said financial records examined by investigators reflected transactions amounting to Rs300 million.

According to Khan, Anmol had been active since 2014 and had started operating in Karachi in 2018.

He said police were tracing facilitation networks across the country and that authorities were preparing to place the names of all those found involved on the Exit Control List as the investigation moves forward.

The press conference focused on the progress of the probe and the wider network allegedly linked to the suspect, as police continued raids to arrest others said to be connected to the case.