Marijuana processing plant in Karachi’s DHA home busted

A marijuana processing plant in Karachi’s DHA home was busted by the authorities.

In a unique turn of events, a man is reported to have been arrested for taking a kitchen garden for growing weed and setting up a marijuana processing plant in a rented home in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) area.

According to the Excise and Taxation and Narcotics Control Department Secretary Atifur Rehman the value of the seized cannabis plants is worth around Rs15 million.

As reported, the suspect identified as Sarfaraz Ahmed Khan a Canadian-Pakistani citizen was growing cannabis plants in a rented home.

The suspect had set up a plant in a home in Khayaban-e-Badar, featuring a controlled environment set up using air-conditioners to adjust temperature and moisture as required for the growth of the plant.

Addressing a press conference flanked by Excise and Taxation Officers (ETOs) Waseem Khawaja, Sohail Abbas, and Ali Abbas, he said that Sarfaraz, a Canadian national, was caught during snap checking by the excise officials on Sunday.

“The suspect was going in his car when he got caught at a picket set up by the excise officials. The excise police recovered liquor and cannabis from Sarfraz’s car and detained him for questioning,” the Excise secretary briefed the media.

The Excise secretary also suspected it is most likely that marijuana cultivation is being carried out in other such places in the metropolis as well.