Busted: Bid to smuggle heroin foiled

The suspect confessed to having 100 heroin-filled capsules in his stomach.


Our Correspondent August 20, 2013

ISLAMABAD: The authorities at the Benazir International Airport arrested a man with drug-filled capsules in his stomach.

According to reports, the smuggler, identified as Jamal Khan, a resident of Khyber Agency, was planning to board a Jeddah-bound PIA flight, when he was intercepted by security officials in the departure lounge.

The suspect confessed to having 100 heroin-filled capsules in his stomach. He was shifted to a hospital to remove the capsules.

A case has also been lodged and further investigation is under way.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 20th, 2013.

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