LAHORE: The Airport Security Force (ASF) foiled a drug smuggling bid at Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore on Wednesday morning.
According to the ASF, 9.04 kilogrammes of heroin were recovered from the luggage of a passenger during a manual search. The drug was concealed at the bottom of a trolley bag.
The passenger, named Tasawar Ijaz, a resident of Rawalpindi, was to board Qatar Airways’ Milan-bound flight, QR-629.
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The alleged smuggler was taken to the ASF control room and after an initial investigation, he was handed over to the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) for further legal action as per the relevant anti-narcotics law.
On November 22, the ANF had foiled a bid to smuggle narcotics to the United Kingdom (UK) at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore. The parcel containing drugs was booked via a private courier company for the UK and on being scanned, it emerged that the package carried 13 kilogrammes of drugs.
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