Tag: Drug Addiction

  • ‘Dr. Baloch’ and ‘Pinky Group’ involved in drug smuggling in Karachi’s educational institutes

    ‘Dr. Baloch’ and ‘Pinky Group’ involved in drug smuggling in Karachi’s educational institutes

    An organized underground network of drug supply including women drug dealers has been operating in educational institutions of Karachi.

    Samaa’s Ahmer Rehman Khan has reported that drug orders are received from social media groups while the narcotics are delivered in packaging of pizza and burgers via delivery services.

    Earlier the drugs were supplied only in remote areas and slums but with time, smugglers spread their network to the educational institutions of Karachi.

    The reports reveal that cocaine and ice addiction have increased among the students of Karachi. Students who have completed their education at the university on condition of anonymity made surprising revelations about the delivery of drugs in the schools.

    These organized drug smuggling networks are run by ‘Dr. Baloch’ and ‘Pinky group’ in educational institutions of Karachi.

    Dr. Baloch Group is being operational from Nushki Balochistan while Pinky Group is run by a woman called ‘Anmol’ also known as Pinky — hailing from Rahim Yar Khan (RYK).

    How much does it cost?

    Cocaine costs Rs15,000 to Rs17,000 per gram while ice is fetching Rs2500 to Rs3500 per gram. A token of Rs5000 for hashish and Rs300 rupees for heroin is being given.

    Karachi Police is aware of the network and claims to have arrested over 25 suppliers of drugs in educational institutions. But still, the network of drug dealers could not be broken.

    Police officers said that they alone could not stop the use of drugs in educational institutions and urged teachers and parents also need to actively monitor their children.

  • Sampling campaign to monitor drug addiction among students launched in Lahore

    Sampling campaign to monitor drug addiction among students launched in Lahore

    The District Administration has initiated a campaign of random sampling in the provincial metropolis to monitor drug addiction among students. According to Deputy Commissioner Rafia Haider, a total of 215 samples were collected from public and private schools and sent to the health department for analysis.

    The samples were taken from various educational institutions, with 50 from Tehsil City, 50 from Shalimar, 50 from Raiwind, 52 from Model Town, and 13 from Cantt.

    Haider has directed ADC (G) Zeeshan Ranjha to ensure strict monitoring and better coordination. She also informed that an awareness lecture was conducted during the sampling process, and drug dealers were under surveillance, apart from random sampling. In addition, monitoring of shops around educational institutions was being carried out, and any suspicious activity should be reported immediately.

    DC Lahore expressed that the young generation is the future and should be safeguarded from drug addiction, which poses a threat to both life and the country’s future. Meanwhile, the District Administration Lahore was actively preparing for the seventh digital census in the city. The DC chaired a meeting where it was reported that thousands of tablets were being distributed for the census, with 1271 tablets already distributed in Tehsil City, 168 in Cantt, 253 in Cantonment, 808 in Tehsil Model Town, 725 in Shalimar, and 382 in Raiwind.

    The DC was informed that tablet distribution was completed 100 per cent in Lahore Cantonment, 92 per cent in Raiwind Tehsil, 86 per cent in City, 85 per cent in Walton Cantonment, 71 per cent in Model Town, and 75 per cent in Lahore Cantt and Shalimar, respectively. All necessary steps were being taken to ensure a 100 per cent success rate for the online census, with officers evaluating performance in the field themselves. The concerned officers were directed to speed up the delivery of the remaining modern tablets.