Rawalpindi: (Parliament Times) Anti Narcotics Force Commanders Conference was held at Headquarters ANF Rawalpindi under the chairmanship of Director General Major General Musarrat Nawaz Malik HI (M). The conference was attended by Commanders of all ANF Regional Directorates and Senior Staff Officers.
During the conference, DG ANF appreciated the performance of ANF outfits especially on going Hajj Operation initiated throughout the country smoothly and focused on campaign against drug sellers affecting our youth. DG ANF also highlighted the emerging trends of use of synthetic drugs, underlining it as a grave threat requiring special measures.
He urged to ensure the strict checking of Pilgrims as well as international flights and to speed up the ongoing countrywide counter-narcotics operations, with a continued special focus on apprehension of elements involved in distribution of drugs among the students of academic institutions and hostels. He also directed to take measures for apprehension of absconders and proclaimed offenders. DG ANF reviewed the progress of counter-narcotics operations and stressed on proactive and innovative steps for curbing drug trafficking and apprehension of sources of supply of drugs.
Moreover, matters pertaining to enforcement, intelligence, assets investigation, prosecution, mass awareness, finance, administration and infrastructure development were widely discussed, during the conference futuristic goals were also set-forth, paying special concentration on new initiatives and capacity building goals.
