From Griselda Blanco to Karachi’s Pinky: The rise of female-led drug networks

Karachi's alleged cocaine queen. Colombia's Mother of Cocaine. Two women, decades apart, same playbook. Faisal Khan, Senior Correspondent at Nukta, investigates the shocking case of Anmol "Pinky," an alleged drug dealer operating in Karachi, and draws parallels with notorious Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco, who dominated the cocaine trade in the late 1980s. The similarities are disturbing. Both allegedly used women riders and female networks for drug distribution. Blanco became infamous worldwide as the "Mother of Cocaine." Pinky is accused of building her own criminal network in Karachi's underground drug trade, earning her the title "Queen of Cocaine." The report uncovers the structure of female-led drug networks, the methods used in modern narcotics operations, and the darker realities of crime in contemporary society. Two women. Two eras. One ruthless business model.