QUETTA: The provincial government in collaboration with the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has launched an aggressive operation against drug cartels operating in the Balochistan province and destroyed over 5,000 acres of opium cultivation, millions worth of narcotics seized, and dozens of high-level traffickers apprehended in a province-wide crackdown.
According to details, the senior provincial officials describe the crackdown as historic in scale and intent. This is not just law enforcement it’s a reclamation of our land, our health, and our future. The drug economy has long fed violence, corruption, and youth addiction.
The ANF initiate crackdown has targeted key trafficking routes, secret production labs, and storage sites, with intelligence-led raids carried out in Makran, Panjgur, Qilla Abdullah, and Mastung. International observers have noted the coordination between provincial agencies and federal forces as a model of effective counter-narcotics strategy.
The official said that Balochistan is taking its future back from narco-networks that have exploited economic hardship and weak governance for decades.
The health officials also welcomed the move, saying it is an essential step toward reducing addiction rates and curbing the social fallout of drug trafficking.
As one tribal elder in Kech said that “We’ve lost too many young men to drugs. For the first time, it feels like someone is fighting for their lives.”
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The government has also indicated that the campaign will be followed by rehabilitation programs, alternative livelihood projects for farmers, and awareness campaigns to ensure long-term impact.
This is more than a crackdown. It’s a turning point in Balochistan’s fight for a safer, healthier, and drug-free future.
