Passenger caught smuggling drugs in Islamabad

Around one-kilogramme heroine concealed in artificial apples recovered

RAWALPINDI:
The Anti-Narcotic Force (ANF) foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs from Islamabad International Airport (IIA) on a tip-off.

The ANF received information that a passenger was trying to smuggle drugs in a unique way after which the department turned a vigilant eye on every passenger during checking of flights.


Later, the forces checked a passenger, Waseem, who hailed from Kohat and was going to Jeddah in a private flight, and recovered around one-kilogramme heroine concealed in artificial apples. The ANF arrested the suspect and started investigation.  

Published in The Express Tribune, May 26th, 2019.