Heroin smuggling bid foiled at Islamabad airport
Passenger was attempting to smuggle 2kgs of heroin via a PIA flight
ISLAMABAD:
A bid to smuggle heroin to Qatar was foiled at the New Islamabad Airport on Friday and the passenger was arrested by the authorities.
A passenger, a resident of Gujrat, was attempting to smuggle 2kgs of the narcotic substance via a PIA flight when he was detained by the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF).
He was shifted by the ANF for further investigation and his luggage was confiscated as evidence.
Earlier, the Pakistan Navy and the ANF conducted a joint operation in the Pishukan area of Balochistanand recovered 700kg of drugs worth more than Rs2 billion.
Daily Times
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