80 heroin-filled capsules recovered from passenger at airport
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A team of Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) personnel recovered 80 heroin-filled capsules weighing 530 grams from the stomach of a passenger who was going to Saudi Arabia from Islamabad Airport on Sunday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
An ANF spokesperson reported that during another operation on GT Road Jhelum, four suspects, including three women, were detained and a significant amount of drugs were found in the car they were travelling in.
The substances consist of 4kg and 800 grams of opium and 13kg of hashish.
In another operation, two suspects, residents of Shikarpur and Hyderabad were arrested and 22kg and 500 grams of hashish was recovered from the secret compartments of the car.
The ANF recovered 5kg of hashish from two Karachi residents during an operation at Bilal Chowrangi.
According to the Anti-Narcotics Act, separate cases have been filed against the accused.
Reporter: Usman Javed Malik