[GEO.TV] With the authorities continuing to probe various aspects of the infamous Mustafa Amir's alleged murder, the arrest of prime suspect Armaghan Qureshi along with Sahir Hasan, son of renowned actor Sajid Hasan, has disrupted the operation of the narco mob in Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
's upmarket neighbourhoods, The News reported on Tuesday.
The case relates to Mustafa's, a BBA student, alleged kidnapping and murder after going missing on January 6. The whole saga unfolded after Armaghan shot up a team of the Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) — a specialised unit of the Karachi police responsible for tackling cases related to murder and extortion — during a raid at his residence in Karachi's DHA on February 8.
With possible facets of money laundering, fraud and illegal call centre, the investigation so far also unravelled the presence of alleged drug trafficking in the said case.
The resulting crackdown has caused a halt in the supply of marijuana — commonly known as weed — causing massive financial losses to drug pushers.
Amir's murder and the subsequent arrests have exposed multiple aspects of a narco mob that had been operating in the city for years.
Use of dark web, social media platforms
Karachi's high-end weed market is dominated by three different types: Jungle Boy, which is the most expensive, as it is sold at Rs15,000 per gram; Gelato, which is priced at Rs12,000 per gram; and Pamela, which is the least expensive but still costs Rs10,000 per gram.
These drugs are being bought and sold reportedly on the dark web and across various social media platforms and apps. Some courier companies have also reportedly been linked to their transportation.
In Karachi, this trade was controlled by three individuals, but now two of them are dead and the third is in police custody. The big question is; does the death and arrest of these three mean the cartel has permanently been shut down?
Experts believe that completely dismantling such networks is nearly impossible.
While this particular setup has been disrupted for now, it is only a matter of time before new dealers and suppliers emerge.
This billion-rupee industry is too profitable for the mafia and new players to abandon. In the end, the trade will continue, even if the faces change.
"You won't find weed being sold anywhere now,'' Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Muqaddas Haider told the publication, adding: "The suppliers have disappeared, and the supply has almost completely stopped". 
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