The Pakistan International Airlines’ vigilance team has concealed 21kg heroin from PK-785 at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport on Monday.
According to sources, a bid to smuggle heroin was foiled when 21 kilogrammes was seized from a London-bound flight of the national carrier.
The plane was cleared to fly to London, the smuggler remained unidentified.
Prime Minister’s Aviation Adviser Sardar Mehtab Abbasi ordered an immediate inquiry into the incident and posted AIG Hussain Asghar as the inquiry head.
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A spokesperson of PIA has informed that the aviation division has issued directives calling for the checking of every international flight by Anti Narcotic Force, PIA Securities, PIA Vigilance, Customs Intelligence and other institutions.
Earlier in April, 15kg heroin estimated to be worth Rs300 million in the international market was seized from a plane inside the hangar at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.
