The drug trafficking network operated by Anmol alias Pinky, dubbed the “Cocaine Queen,” involves approximately 300 individuals and includes around 20 female operatives and African facilitators based in Lahore, senior police officials disclosed on Friday.

Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Karachi Azad Khan, flanked by senior officers at a press conference at the Central Police Office, said the scope of the investigation has widened significantly since Anmol’s arrest on May 12 in the Garden area of Karachi.

The operation was conducted jointly by police and a federal intelligence agency on the basis of prior intelligence.

At the time of her arrest, police recovered 1.5 kilogrammes of cocaine, a 9mm pistol, and chemicals used in cocaine production. Separately, cocaine was also recovered from her former residence.

Azad Khan said Anmol has been involved in drug trafficking since 2014 and shifted to an online delivery network in Karachi from 2018 onwards.

Twenty cases are registered against her in Sindh — 17 of them older ones — and three in Lahore. A murder case is also registered against her, and she had been a fugitive in an Anti-Narcotics Force case prior to her arrest.

A forensic examination of her mobile phone yielded 869 contacts, many believed to be linked to her supply network. Transactions worth approximately 30 million rupees have been traced through one of her bank accounts, and a 500-page statement has been compiled by investigators.

Of nine delivery riders identified within her network, eight are from Punjab and one from Karachi, underscoring the operation’s interprovincial reach. Police have recommended that four key suspects linked to the case be placed on the Exit Control List to prevent them from fleeing the country.

Azad Khan announced the formation of a high-level investigation committee to oversee the case, which he will personally chair.

The committee includes the DIG Counter-Terrorism Department, DIG Crime, DIG Special Branch, and other senior officers.

Punjab Police and the Anti-Narcotics Force are also actively cooperating in the investigation, with raids ongoing to arrest further members of the network.

DIG South Asad Raza dismissed reports of Anmol being transferred to a hospital, confirming she remains in police custody at the station.

He added that her medical examination, conducted the previous day, was satisfactory, and that she will be produced before a court for remand on Saturday.

Background of the case

Earlier, Alleged drug trafficker Anmol alias “Pinky,” dubbed the “Cocaine Queen” by investigators, was arrested earlier this week during a joint operation conducted by Karachi police and federal agencies in the Garden area.

Authorities claimed she was operating a large narcotics network spanning multiple cities across Pakistan and was wanted in more than 10 criminal cases.

Police said high-quality narcotics worth millions of rupees, along with a pistol and ammunition, were recovered during the raid.

Investigators alleged that Pinky used female riders and digital payment channels to distribute drugs while avoiding police surveillance. Officials also claimed the network targeted students at educational institutions and affluent clients in major urban centres.

A local court later sent the accused to jail on judicial remand, while police subsequently secured a three-day physical remand for further interrogation.

The case drew further attention after videos circulated on social media showing the accused appearing in court without handcuffs and allegedly receiving protocol. Following the controversy, senior police officials ordered inquiries and suspended officers accused of granting undue privileges.

Investigators later revealed that Pinky allegedly operated drug supply networks from both Karachi and Lahore and maintained links with accomplices across several cities, including Islamabad, Multan, Murree, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Authorities also alleged that she launched her own narcotics brand under the name “Queen Madam Pinky” and used online payment systems and mobile franchise networks to handle transactions.

The investigation has since expanded to Lahore, where the Punjab government and the Crime Control Department (CCD) have initiated separate inquiries into the network and alleged procedural lapses in earlier cases linked to Pinky and her associates.