Man arrested at Islamabad airport for heroin smuggling

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ISLAMABAD: A man was caught by customs official on Monday for allegedly trying to smuggle heroin here at Benazir International Airport.

The man was arrested from PIA flight 233 while trying to smuggle drugs to Sharjah.

According to customs officials, the man was identified as Kennedy Brian who was staying in Lahore. The officials caught him at the airport and recovered different types of drugs including, 908 kilogram white heroin and 214 kilogram ice heroin.

The drugs was hidden in shoes. The drugs have value of at least 1 crore rupees in the international market, officials added.

The man is being further investigated.