Police detail alleged cocaine network linked to arrested suspect Anmol alias Pinky

KARACHI: Police have described Anmol alias Pinky, 31, as a shrewd operator who allegedly avoided employing people on a permanent basis while running a cocaine distribution network, according to South Deputy Inspector General Syed Asad Raza.

Speaking to Dawn, DIG Raza said the suspect’s associates delivered cocaine to customers through a network of 35 riders operating across the country. He said around nine or 10 riders linked to her had been arrested in Karachi’s Clifton and Defence areas. According to the officer, the suspect arranged legal representation for arrested riders and remained in contact with different police officers.

DIG Raza said investigators were told that Anmol had wanted to become a model from childhood, but her family opposed the idea. He said she told investigators that after studying up to class 8, she left Karachi for Lahore in 2008 after taking cash and gold ornaments from an apartment on Abul Hasan Isphahani Road and informing her mother.

According to the DIG, she initially had no relatives or residence in Lahore and stayed for about one and a half years in a rented room provided by a family for Rs5,000 per month. During that period, he said, she tried to find work in films and came into contact with a film producer who took her to shoots and social gatherings.

The officer said she later met Rana Nasir at a party in Lahore’s Defence area and developed a friendship with him. He added that after eight to nine months, she married him at the age of 14 and began living in Defence, Lahore.

Marriage and alleged entry into narcotics trade

DIG Raza said Anmol later learnt that Nasir was allegedly involved in international drug trafficking and that he used her on several occasions for drug deliveries and cash collection. According to the officer, Nasir provided her with a Ufone SIM, opened an account for her with a foreign bank, arranged driving lessons and gave her a car. He said the SIM and bank account were used in narcotics operations.

The DIG further said foreigners, particularly Nigerians, used to visit Nasir’s home in Defence and allegedly brought drugs there. He said Nasir would conceal the narcotics as part of a strategy to avoid arrest. According to the officer, Anmol initially supplied drugs alongside her husband in Lahore, and later Nasir used her SIM to run a network in Karachi while she stayed in touch with buyers.

DIG Raza said Anmol told interrogators that Nasir bought cocaine from Nigerians and then mixed chemicals into it to increase the quantity. He said she witnessed that process and learnt it herself. The officer added that Nasir had three friends who hired several riders for deliveries, and that Anmol also collected drugs several times from one of his friends, Bobby, on Nasir’s instructions. He identified Nasir as originally belonging to Gujranwala.

The DIG also said some foreigners, particularly Nigerians, had been living in Lahore’s Nishtar Colony and were allegedly linked to drug cartels. According to him, they had married local women over the past five to 10 years and presented themselves as clothes merchants while allegedly supplying narcotics under cover of a textile business.

Separation and formation of a separate network

According to DIG Raza, Nasir later began physically abusing Anmol. He said the couple had no children and that after 10 years of marriage, she separated from him because of domestic violence and returned to her mother’s home in Karachi.

The officer said she brought with her the same SIM allegedly given by her former husband, which contained the names of dealers, customers and riders. He said she then contacted those people and established her own network within two to three months.

DIG Raza said she later returned to Lahore and began operating against her former husband’s network. He said she renewed contact with Bobby, who initially supplied drugs for distribution in different cities. According to the officer, after learning the method of mixing chemicals into cocaine from her former husband, she used the same method in Karachi.

He said she first employed a woman identified as Sabireen alias Sabira, who had a criminal record in Lahore, to transport drugs from Lahore to Karachi through local buses for Rs50,000 per trip. The DIG added that several riders hired in Karachi were originally from Punjab, and some of them had also been arrested in the city.

According to DIG Raza, after Bobby’s arrest, supplies were obtained from Kiran, described as one of Bobby’s friends, and later from Anna. He said Anmol also involved her three brothers — Riaz, Nasir and Shaukat — in drug supply operations.

The DIG said the suspect frequently changed rented houses in Lahore’s upscale areas to avoid arrest by police and other law enforcement agencies. He added that Anna, whose husband was Nigerian and allegedly involved in cocaine supply, transported cocaine to Karachi by train and private bus for Rs60,000 to Rs70,000 per trip.

Alleged pricing, associates and online operations

DIG Raza said Anmol told investigators that a chemical used to increase the quantity of cocaine was brought by her brother Nasir, raising the amount from 200 grams to 500 grams. According to the officer, she said she developed her own brand and sold it at Rs40,000 per gram, while lower-quality cocaine was sold at Rs20,000 to Rs30,000 per gram.

The DIG also said that during her stay in Lahore, she developed a friendship with a police officer, Rana Akram, and was in a live-in relationship with him. He alleged that she gave the impression of marrying the officer to avoid arrest while continuing drug supply activities. According to the officer, she told interrogators that she bought several properties in the officer’s name and paid him substantial sums in cash.

Investigators, DIG Raza said, learnt that the officer had previously arrested Anmol but did not register a case against her, later releasing her and developing a relationship with her. He said Rana Akram had served in the Crime Investigation Agency and retired as a superintendent of police in January 2026.

According to DIG Raza, Anmol had five main associates with defined roles in the alleged network. He said Anna supplied raw cocaine and also acted as a courier between cities; Nasir procured chemicals and packing material; Shaukat handled field deliveries to customers; and Zeeshan and Sohail managed finances by receiving payments and transferring money to different accounts on her instructions.

The DIG said cocaine was moved between cities through local buses and that the entire trafficking network operated online. He said Anmol received orders directly from clients on WhatsApp and shared bank account details for payment, while Zeeshan sent screenshots as proof of payment.