The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Tuesday took timely action at Islamabad International Airport and recovered 110 charas-filled capsules from the stomach of a passenger while in another operation, the ANF personnel foiled the smuggling bid by recovering heroin from a parcel booked for Canada, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. 

As per spokesperson of ANF, the accused was the resident of Khyber District and was going to Bahrain from Islamabad Airport.

During the routine checking, the ANF officials, foiling the bid of smuggling, detained him for concealing 110 capsules of charas weighing 636 grams in his stomach. 

On the other hand, the ANF by conducting another operation of the similar nature, recovered 1kg and 840 grams of heroin from a parcel that was booked from Karachi to Canada at a courier office in Karachi. 

“1kg 840 grams of heroin was expertly hidden in cartons and two separate cases have been registered against accused under the Anti-Narcotics Act and further investigation has been started,” said an ANF official.

 

Reporter: Usman Javed