Karachi Police Arrest Woman Suspected of Running Cocaine Network

In response, Pakistan’s Senate Standing Committee on Interior Affairs held an emergency meeting in Islamabad last Wednesday and directed the Anti-Narcotics Force to provide names of any officials linked to the network.

Police presented the suspect before a court on Saturday. The court approved an extension of her physical remand and ordered continued custody until May 22. A video of the arrest circulated on social media. In the footage, female police officers placed a sheet over the suspect’s face while she shouted that she was being forced to give a statement about supplying drugs to individuals in Bani Gala, Islamabad.

Investigators said Anmol operated a mobile cocaine-processing site in Karachi and used a distribution network that included riders and female couriers. Police seized cocaine worth millions of rupees, chemicals, other narcotics, and weapons during the raid.

The suspect had reportedly been known to law enforcement for 15 years and faces more than a dozen criminal cases. Officials said she burned her fingerprints with acid in an attempt to conceal her identity. Committee Chairman Faisal Saleem Rehman said no one accused in the case should be protected because of rank, office, or influence.

He directed ANF Director General Maj. Gen. Abdul Moeed to submit the names of any senior figures the suspect allegedly identified. ANF spokesperson Kanwal Noor told The Media Line she could not comment at this stage. Officials familiar with the investigation said a broader crackdown is being prepared against people linked to the network.