ISLAMABAD: The Airport Security Force (ASF) has arrested a British national at the Benazir International Airport for attempting to smuggle heroin outside the country.
According to ASF authorities, the accused, identified as Asif Khan, was en route to England on flight PK 785. During a search, 1.75kg of heroin was found in his shoes. The drugs were recovered and the accused was handed over to Anti Narcotics Force (ANF).
On January 29, Customs officials at the Islamabad airport arrested a man who was trying to smuggle drugs worth almost Rs 15 million to Sharjah. The man, identified by customs officials as Kennedy Brian, a resident of Lahore, was carrying 1,635 grams of drugs in his shoes.
On January 10, a foreign woman was taken into custody at the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore after she attempted to smuggle 9kg of heroin.
Czech woman, identified as 21-year-old Teresa, was able to cross two security checks despite ‘stringent’ controls in place. She was en route to the United Arab Emirates.
