The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has recovered more than 100GB of digital data from the mobile phone of alleged high-profile drug dealer Anmol alias Pinky, who is under arrest in connection with drug trafficking charges, according to sources.
Sources said the forensic examination report has been submitted to the investigating officer, revealing a substantial amount of digital evidence that investigators believe could play a key role in the ongoing investigation.
According to the forensic findings, the mobile phone contained more than 75,000 photographs and other images, along with screenshots of bank deposit slips and records of online financial transactions, indicating what investigators suspect to be an organised financial network linked to the alleged drug operation.
Investigators also recovered around 13,000 saved contacts and approximately 42,000 call logs from the device, while the analysis found that the suspect had been operating two separate WhatsApp accounts on the same phone, a detail authorities believe may have been used to manage communications across different networks.
Pinky has been in custody since her arrest earlier this year and is facing multiple allegations, including operating a drug trafficking network. She has also been accused in other criminal cases during the course of the investigation.
According to authorities, she was arrested during a joint operation conducted by police and a civilian intelligence agency at her apartment in Karachi’s Garden area. Officials claimed that weapons, cocaine and other narcotics worth around Rs1.5 million were recovered during the raid, alleging that she had been running a drug supply network in the city.
The suspect has denied the allegations, claiming that she was detained in Lahore several days before being shifted to Karachi.
Last month, a local court sent Pinky to jail on judicial remand in all registered cases after she was produced before the court in multiple criminal proceedings.
Following the arrest, Sindh Inspector General of Police Javed Alam Odho said the investigation could expose several prominent individuals allegedly linked to the narcotics trade. He stated that multiple cases had already been registered against the suspect, including cases filed by the Anti-Narcotics Force, while the Federal Investigation Agency had been tasked with examining banking transactions connected to the case.
The NCCIA is also investigating the alleged use of online platforms for the sale and distribution of narcotics as part of the broader inquiry.