LAHORE: The Customs Special Court has handed an accused smuggler over to Pakistan Customs who was arrested in a smuggling of a large quantity of heroin. He was brought to the court by the Customs Investigation and Prosecution.
Earlier, passenger Shoaib Hafeez Khan, carrying eight kilogram of heroin, was held at the Allama Iqbal International Airport. The person in his late thirties was attempting to smuggle the heroin from Lahore into Dubai.
The customs officials had apprehended him while he was trying to clear all the checking points of the Lahore Airport. On suspicious activities, the customs officials searched his luggage wherein eight kilogram of heroin was hidden in a technical way. The customs officials shifted him to the Customs House for further investigation.
The customs sources told Customs Today that raids are being carried out in different parts of the city to arrest the mastermind and facilitators behind this smuggling. Pakistan Customs has registered a case under the Pakistan Customs Act-1969.
The alleged smuggler is stressing his innocence by saying that he does not know who has concealed heroin in his bag. He will be kept in customs custody for five days.
