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Pakistani drug cartels target unemployed youth for courier networks

Police in Pakistan launched a crackdown after drug cartels reportedly sought to recruit unemployed young people into courier networks.

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Expansion of organized drug trafficking networks could increase public-safety and drug-related risks.

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  1. Pakistani drug cartels seek to tap Punjab's unemployed youth for 'courier network', police launch crackdown ↗prokerala.com · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 9:31 AM UTC
  2. Pakistani drug cartels seek to tap Punjab's unemployed youth for 'courier network', police launch crackdown ↗ianslive.in · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC

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