ISLAMABAD, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) of Pakistan foiled an attempt to smuggle 360 kg of heroin at the country's southern Karachi port, said an official statement on Saturday.
According to the statement by the ANF, a raiding party conducted an intelligence-based operation at the port and seized heroin from containers of a cargo.
The authorities thoroughly searched the cargo in containers and found narcotics concealed in 1,200 sanitary pipes, said the ANF statement.
The ANF said teams had been formed for the arrest of the main accused of the crime.
The authorities have also registered a case and launched further investigations. ■