ISLAMABAD, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) of Pakistan seized over 26 kg of drugs in separate operations in different areas of the country and arrested at least eight peddlers, according to an ANF spokesperson on Tuesday.
The spokesperson said a team from the ANF conducted an operation at Islamabad International Airport and seized 1.5 kg of ice heroin from the possession of a passenger.
The drugs were tactfully concealed in the trolley bag of the passenger leaving for Bahrain through a private airline, he said, adding that the culprit was arrested and shifted to an undisclosed place for further investigation.
In another operation, a raiding party supported by an intelligence agency conducted a joint operation in a locality in Islamabad and recovered nearly 19 kg of drugs while arresting three persons.
Meanwhile, the ANF also arrested four smugglers in the country's eastern Punjab and northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces and seized narcotics.
Separate cases have been registered against all the accused while further investigations are under process, said the ANF spokesperson. ■