Pakistan International Airlines staff arrested for alleged drug trafficking
Sunday, 03 Aug, 2016
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At least a dozen Pakistan International Airlines staff members have been busted after 6 kg of heroin was discovered in the bathroom of a Dubai bound aircraft.
Members of the military backed Anti-Narcotics Force raided a flight from Lahore to Dubai after a tip-off, airline spokesman Danyal Gilani said.
Around a dozen employees of PIA have been detained and are being interrogated in connection with heroin seizure. If proven guilty, they will face action with respect to their jobs, in addition to the legal consequences."
The heroin is thought to have a street value of about $900,000.
Smuggling of various items of contraband has been a problem at PIA for some time, with seizures involving mobile phones, cigarettes, and illegal passports.
The flag carrier dismissed five employees in June last year after they were held in the UK over an attempt to smuggle large amounts of foreign currency.
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