RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) busted an international drug trafficking network targeting youth in the twin cities, arrested 20 Nigerian nationals, and recovered 4.432kg of narcotics during a crackdown in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. A spokesperson for ANF said in a press release that the ANF, in its ongoing nationwide campaign against drug trafficking, has achieved a significant breakthrough by conducting a major crackdown on the drug trafficking network operating in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Acting on intelligence, ANF conducted coordinated intelligence-based operations at various locations across the twin cities, resulting in the arrest of 20 Nigerians allegedly involved in drug trafficking and recovered 4.432kg of narcotics. The recovered drugs comprised 1.682kg cocaine, 2kg of methamphetamine (Ice) and 750 grams of weed, the spokesperson said. According to intelligence reports, the ANF said that the arrested suspects were associated with an organised drug trafficking network allegedly involved in the smuggling, distribution and sale of cocaine, ice and weed among youth, particularly students of educational institutions in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Preliminary investigations have further revealed that two of the arrested Nigerian nationals were already on bail in a previous narcotics-related case. — Mohammad Asghar