ISLAMABAD: A passenger on his flight to Saudi Arabia was detained at Islamabad International Airport on Friday morning after more than one kilogramme of heroin was discovered in his hands.
During check-in, the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) discovered heroin weighing 1.020 kg in a suitcase belonging to the traveller, Taza Khan. He was hauled into detention as a result.
The traveller was scheduled to fly to Riyadh.
Earlier, the Airport Security Force (ASF) claimed to have thwarted a drug smuggling attempt by apprehending a guy carrying a 1.5 kilogramme bundle of heroin on an aircraft bound for Bahrain.
According to the ASF spokeswoman, the suspect passenger had stowed the narcotic in his backpack before boarding a private Bahrain-bound plane. They further stated that the substance seized is anticipated to be valued roughly Rs150 million.
