KARACHI: The Airports Security Force on Monday arrested a US citizen at the Jinnah International Airport after finding bullets and a knife in his possession.

The US citizen, identified as Joel Cox Eugene, was carrying 15 bullets of 9mm calibre along with a magazine when ASF officials checked him. He was going to Islamabad by a PIA flight (PK 308).

Malir SP Rao Anwar said the bullets found in the US citizen’s possession would be sent for forensic tests. He said that serial numbers of the bullets had already been sent to a forensic laboratory and a case was registered at the Airport police station.

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