ANF conducts raid acting on a tip-off, arrests two suspects. PHOTO: AFP
Acting on a tip-off, ANF conducted a raid which also led to the arrest of two suspects. A case has been registered against the suspects, sources said.
Over 27 kg heroin recovered from PIA aircraft at Karachi airport
"ANF Sindh conducted a raid at Mari Pur Truck Adda, Karachi and recovered 6kg of hashish from Nishan truck registration no. C-2073 and a warehouse situated near 4K bus stop in New Karachi and recovered 20kg of heroin which was in kept in 28 bags of rice," a press release stated.
Last month, customs officials in Karachi recovered over 27kg heroin from a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft during an intelligence-based raid.
Officials conducted the raid at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport, and seized nine packets of heroin from the lavatory of a Europe-bound aircraft parked in the hangar.
Smuggling bid foiled: 3kg heroin recovered from PIA’s Dubai-bound flight
“It is an unfortunate incident and the airline’s management is extending full cooperation to investigating agencies in addition to conducting its own inquiry,” a PIA spokesperson said in a statement.
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