Pakistan International Airline (PIA)’s security and vigilance team has recovered 15 KG of heroin from its flight ready to depart for Jeddah from Karachi.
A PIA spokesman on Wednesday said the security staff of the airlines at Jinnah International Airport, in its routine pre-departure search of a B-777 aircraft, which was scheduled to operate as PK-7121 (Karachi-Jeddah) recovered approximately 15 KGs of heroin on Tuesday.
Officials of Airport Security Force, Anti-Narcotics Force and Pakistan Customs were also part of the search team.
Chief Executive Officer PIA Bernd Hildenbrand has ordered immediate inquiry and detailed investigation in to the matter.
He said that strict action should be ensured against those responsible for this crime, which not only brings bad name to the airline but also to the country.
