KARACHI: The Pakistan Customs has confiscated 20 kilogram heroin worth Rs 200 million at the Karachi Airport.
Addressing a press conference at K-9, Civil Aviation Bungalows, Chief Collector-Enforcement (South) Muhammad Zahid Khokhar called it the biggest haul in the history of the country.
Collector Customs Preventive Syed Muhammad Tariq Huda, Additional Collector Feroz Alam Junejo, Deputy Collector and other Customs officials were also present on the occasion.
Khokhar said that the 20-Kg heroin seizure was an unprecedented cache of smuggled heroin consignments. He added that a British national Mehmood Imran had carried a bag containing smuggled heroin from Lahore to Heathrow Airport United Kingdom on October 29, 2015 and left it unattended at the airport.
“The UK Customs authorities, after checking the consignment, sent it to Karachi on February 25, 2016,” Khokhar added.
The Chief Collector further informed that the Customs authorities have already taken-up the said matter with the UK Customs authorities, adding that the Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) –Investigation will also investigate the said case.
Speaking on the occasion, Collector Customs Preventive S M Tariq Huda said that Pakistan Customs is determined to unearth the smuggling nexus in Pakistan adding that the Counter Narcotics efforts will continue at any cost.
Collector Customs further informed the media that around 500metric tones of drugs are being smuggled across the world.
