PIA airhostess held with drugs

Published September 25, 2014
.1 AFP file photo
.1 AFP file photo

LAHORE: A PIA airhostess has been arrested in Italy after drugs were allegedly seized on her at the Milan airport.

According to officials, the airhostess left on Tuesday aboard a Lahore-Milan-Paris flight. Authorities at the Milan airport detected illegal drugs in her luggage. She was handed over to police for investigation.

The flight left for Paris according to the schedule.

“We are awaiting the report about the incident from authorities in Italy,” an official said.

This is the third incident in a couple of months in which the PIA’s crew have been found involved in the smuggling of smartphones or drugs.

Published in Dawn, September 25th, 2014

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