Pakistan Customs recovered Rs. 17 crore heroin from PIA aircraft

Pakistan Customs recovered Rs. 17 crore heroin from PIA aircraft

KARACHI: The Pakistan Customs on Wednesday claimed to have recovered 17kg of heroin worth Rs170 million from a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft, which was ready to take off for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Initial investigations of the federal body suggested the “involvement of officers” of the national flag carrier in “repeated attempts to smuggle the drugs.”