KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Sunday extended the police custody of two suspected drug delivery riders, who were said to be part of the alleged drug supply ring run by the network of alleged drug trafficker Anmol alias Pinky.
The Boat Basin police had on June 18 booked two suspects Agib and Ghulam Mustafa on charges of possessing narcotic substances.
On Sunday, after completing the physical custody of the duo, the investigating officer of the case brought them before the duty magistrate, while Agib was also separately produced in a drug case registered at the Garden police station.
After hearing the police, the court remanded the two in police custody for further two days and directed thepolice to produce them at the next hearing along with the progress report.
According to the FIR, a sub-inspector stated that he was on patrolling duty when he saw two suspicious men riding a motorcycle coming from Bilawal Chowrangi. He added that when he stopped and searched the duo, 60 grams of ice were recovered from Agib and 50 grams of ice were recovered from Mustafa, packed in small boxes.
The FIR further claimed, during initial interrogation, the suspects allegedly told the police that they used to work for Hassan, the manager of Anmol alias Pinky, and that he calls us to different locations through WhatsApp and gives us narcotic substances for delivery.
A case was registered at the Boat Basin police station under relevant provisions of the Sindh Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 2024.