ANF Commanders' Conference Reviews Progress On Counternarcotics Operations, Professional Issues

ANF commanders' conference reviews progress on counternarcotics operations, professional issues

The Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) Commanders Conference reviewed the progress on the counternarcotics operations and professional matters

Rawalpindi, (Pakistan Point News - 22nd May, 2018) : The Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) Commanders Conference reviewed the progress on the counternarcotics operations and professional matters. Director General (DG) ANF Major General Musarrat Nawaz Malik HI (M) chaired the conference held at ANF headquarters in Rawalpindi and attended by Commanders of all ANF Regional Directorates and Senior Staff Officers of ANF. Addressing the conference, the DG ANF appreciated the performance of ANF outfits especially in relation with focused campaign against drug sellers affecting our youth.

He also highlighted the emerging trends of use of synthetic drugs, underlining it as a grave threat requiring special measures. Maj Gen Musarrat Nawaz Malik directed to accelerate the ongoing countrywide counternarcotics 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.

The DG ANF reviewed the progress of counternarcotics 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, while futuristic goals were also set-forth, paying special concentration on new initiatives and capacity building plans during the conference.