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ANF foils a smuggling bid at the Jinnah International airport

After a physical search, ANF officials recovered 67 capsules filled with heroin from the smuggler.

Faraz Khan January 06, 2015

The spokesperson said that the net quantity of heroin in the capsules was 660 grammes. A case has been registered and further investigation was under progress, added the spokesperson. PHOTO: AFP

KARACHI: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) claimed to have foiled a smuggling bid at Jinnah International Airport on Tuesday.

According to an ANF spokesperson, after receiving a tip off, officials stopped a suspect who was scheduled to travel to Thailand.

The spokesperson said that after a physical search, ANF officials recovered 67 capsules filled with heroin from him.

The spokesperson said that the net quantity of heroin in the capsules was 660 grammes. A case has been registered and further investigation was under progress.

Raids are being carried out in various parts of country to apprehend the gang involved, said the spokesperson.