Bid to smuggle heroin foiled

Author: inp

The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Punjab foiled a bid to smuggle contraband abroad during an operation carried out Thursday night at Allama Iqbal International Airport.

Following a confidential tip-off, the ANF team raided the cargo terminal of Lahore’s airport wherein they recovered and seized heroin, worth hundreds of thousands of rupees, hidden inside bed sheet packaging.
As per ANF officials, the smuggling attempt was aimed to send the heroin to Britain.

Published in Daily Times, June 16th 2018.

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