Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Heroin valuing Rs100m seized

Customs authorities on Monday seized 19 kilograms of heroin valued at Rs100 million, which was to be smuggled to United Kingdom from Benazir Bhutto International Airport.

After receiving credible information that some smugglers would make attempt to smuggle huge quantity of heroin powder concealed in fabrics consigned to UK through Air Freight Unit, a team of customs carried out a raid at a location near Islamabad Express way and took into custody 15 packages containing cloth rolls, says a press release issued by custom collectorate. The packages when opened led to recovery of heroin powder of fine quality skilfully concealed in small polythene packets glued to inner paperboard of cloth rolls.
The raiding team constituted by Abdul Razzaq, additional collector, MCC, Islamabad comprised of Customs Preventive staff headed by Jehan Bahadar, deputy collector (Preventive) and Mrs. Koukab Farooq, deputy collector export, BBI airport.
Further investigations in the case are under process. Member (Customs) Munir Qureshi has appreciated the officers and staff of the MCC, Islamabad for breaking its own record for biggest seizure by Customs during the current year in Rawalpindi/Islamabad station.

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