Heroin smuggling bid foiled

The custom officials foiled smuggling bid of heroin to Qatar and Sharja here at Lahore and Sialkot airports on Friday. According to details, a passenger named Masood was searched by the Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) at Allama Iqbal International Airport and heroin was recovered in his shoes. While searching the luggage, ANF officials seized other shoes filled with the heroin.
During initial investigation, the suspect revealed that Civil Aviation's General Service Attendant Nasir was also assisting him in the smuggling attempt. ANF handed both suspects to custom officials for further interrogation. Meanwhile, the custom officials during search of baggage of a passenger identified as Muhammad Mustafa who was leaving for Sharja through international airline flight recovered about one kilogram heroin hidden in shampoo bottles. The accused and the drug was taken into custody and handed over to ANF for investigations.