ISLAMABAD – An incident of corruption took place on Wednesday, February 26,2020, when a Pakistani airport official was caught taking a bribe from aBritish passenger.
The Customs official worked at Islamabad International Airport. He allowedthe passenger to carry 41 cigarette packets which had been seized inexchange for a paymentlink.
“We were stopped with cigarettes and were told to pay money”
Action was taken by undercover officials when the Customs official receivedRs. 15,000 (£76) as a bribe. The official was subsequently arrested.
The passenger had been set to depart for Manchester on PakistanInternational Airlines (PIA) flight number PK-701.
It was reported that Muhammad Hussain had entered the airport with 41packets of cigarettes.
Airport Security Force (ASF) checked his bags and found the cigarettes.They were confiscated while Mr Hussain was handed over to Customs officialAshraf.
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However, during the boarding process, Mr Hussain went into the bathroom.
At that point, Ashraf followed him and said he would allow him to board theplane with the cigarettes if he paid him Rs. 15,000.
Mr Hussain handed over the money but an undercover officer caught Ashraftaking the bribe.
Ashraf was arrested while security officials returned the money to MrHussain, who later thanked the staff in a written note.
