An international drug supply network was busted in Lahore for twelve years, the team of the Organized Crime Unit recovered drugs and cash worth crores of rupees from the Jordan gang.
According to DIG Organized Crime Unit Imran Kishore, the international gang was selling imported chocolates loaded with drugs through courier services. These drugs were imported from Central Asia, Canada, Mexico and other countries in the form of chocolate, toffee etc.
Imran Kishore said that nine members of the Jordan gang including three women have been arrested. The accused were supplying drugs by contacting the supplier in Pakistan through fake ID. The gang was selling more than one and a half crore worth of drugs every day.
Organized crime unit Narcotics Cell North conducted an intelligence-based undercover operation in the Defense area in which five members of the notorious Jordan gang were arrested. The arrest of the accused was a big challenge for the police as the real identity of Jordan, the leader of the gang, was not known.
Drug Cell North has arrested the co-accused by breaking Jordan’s secret network through an effective strategy. Among the arrested accused are Muhammad Ali, Uzair, Muhammad Nadeem, Samina Iftikhar, Fatima Zahra and Sana.
According to the DIG, the real name of Jordan, the leader of the gang, is Muhammad Ayub, the accused used to contact the drug supplier in Pakistan by creating a fake ID very cleverly. The accused used to smuggle different types of drugs from abroad through chocolates.
According to police officials, cases have been registered after recovering a large consignment of drugs worth crores of rupees from the accused. 110 kilos of weed, 130 vapes, CBD vape 9, cannabis 4 kilos and 5500 closed cartons have been recovered from the accused.
The accused used to sell drugs in elite class and schools, colleges, universities in Lahore. Internationally, with the connivance of corrupt officials, illegal drug smuggling has been carried out through courier services of various companies.
Police officials said that various bank accounts used by the accused are also being investigated. The accused used online platforms and clandestine groups to facilitate the circulation of drugs within the country in the three houses in the defence. A comprehensive investigation is underway to trace the supply chain.
