Pakistani arrested with 600g of heroin at BIA

A 44-year-old Pakistani national was arrested for possessing 600 grams of heroin at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) by the Airport Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) last night (17), Deputy Customs Director Parakrama Basnayake said.

The suspect arrived at BIA from Karachi, Pakistan. He was a resident of Khyber Agency in Karachi and this was his first visit to Sri Lanka, he said.

The Pakistani suspect was arrested while trying to leave the airport departure lounge in a rush and in a suspicious and unusual behavior.  

Mr. Basnayaka said the heroin haul was worth more than Rs.6 million and it was found packed skillfully inside two of his baggage handles.

“The suspect had packed the heroin after peeling off the luggage handle, however the customs PNB officer managed to find the haul,” Mr. Basnayake said.

The suspect and the heroin haul was handed over to the Colombo PNB for further investigations. (Chaturanga Pradeep)

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