The government has warned the air travellers flying to Turkey against taking Areca nuts (Chalia) with them as carrying these seeds to the Muslim country would be a violation of their law and could invite jail term, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
In its tweet posted on Monday, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority wrote: “Areca nuts commonly known as 'chalia' is banned in Turkey as it is considered drugs/narcotics under their law. Carrying areca seeds/chalia to Turkey would be a violation of their law and could invite jail sentence.”