Liquid hashish makers and suppliers arrested in Karachi

KARACHI: The Excise and Narcotics Department conducted a raid in Karachi’s Defence area and recovered a drug manufacturing lab – the first of a kind in the country’s history, ARY News reported on Friday.

Director General (DG) Excise Sindh, Aurangzeb Pehnoor, in a statement alleged that the accused used to convert hashish into a liquid form, which can be used in electric cigarettes.

The drug was supplied in several posh areas in the guise of vape – electric cigarettes.

Meanwhile, during the raid, two accused were arrested from the scene, however, two machines and liquid containers were taken into custody.

Earlier to this, the Pakistan Coast Guards have recovered drugs worth $20.86 million from a boat in Jiwani, Balochistan.

As per details, the Coast Guard spokesperson said the suspects fled the scene after seeing the team of PCGs. The boat with drugs including 833 kg of Hashish and 42 kg of ice was left in the boat ashore.

The spokesperson said that the value of recovered drugs is approximately US$ 20.86 million in the international market.

Crackdown on smugglers is underway across the country by the Caretaker federal government.