ASF seizes drugs at Islamabad airport
- By Salah Uddin -
- Jul 07, 2019
ISLAMABAD: Airport Security Force (ASF) on Sunday foiled a bid of smuggling drugs abroad from the Islamabad airport, ARY News reported.
As per details, officials of the ASF arrested a man identified as Muhammad Ishtiaq, resident of Mianwali and recovered 936grams of ice heroin from his possession.
The passenger was handed over to the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) for further investigation into the matter by the ASF officials.
On April 17, the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) had foiled a smuggling attempt at the Jinnah International Airport and arrested a man.
A passenger named Mir Muhammad was about to board a foreign airline when he was caught by ANF officials for carrying packets of heroin in his luggage. The arrested man was heading to Saudi Arabia.
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The man was caught smuggling drugs during screening of his bags.
According to officials, the value of the drugs was worth millions of rupees in the international market.
Ice (crystal methamphetamine), also known as crystal, crystal meth or d-meth, is a powder or crystals that are usually snorted, injected or smoked by drug addicts.