Air passenger arrested with drug

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TOBA TEK SINGH: The Faisalabad Airport Security Force recovered more than 2.5kg ice-heroin from the bag of a passenger at the local airport on Saturday.

Reports said the ASF arrested accused Bilal Dar who had boarded a flight for Dubai. ASF personnel searched his bag after scans showed a suspicious metal utensil which contained 2.614 grams of ice-heroin.

The suspect was handed over to the Anti Narcotics Force for further action.

Published in Dawn, May 8th, 2022

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