Rs 12 million amphetamine seized from two passengers at airport

Model Collectorate of Customs (MCC), Preventive on Monday claimed to have seized 1,200 grams of amphetamine crystal from two passengers at the departure hall of Jinnah International Airport (JIAP). Speaking at a press conference held at Air Freight Unit (AFU), Karachi, Additional Collector of Customs Syed Assad Raza Rizvi along with Ali Raza Turabi, Deputy Collector said that the department had made two seizures of amphetamine crystal worth Rs 12 million.
He said that staff posted at Drug Enforcement Cell (DEC) intercepted a passenger Zaman Sher son of Gul Fazal, who was holding Pakistani Passport No HW5125031 and leaving for Saudi Arabia en route to Sharjah by Air Arabian flight G9548 from Karachi. On his refusal to have anything suspicious in his possession, his suitcase was examined that led the recovery of 500 grams (net) Amphetamine Crystal which was cleverly and artfully concealed in the back walls of the fiber made suit case.
The scrutiny of his travel documents revealed that his passport was issued in the month of February, 2016 from Mardan (KPK) and he was travelling for the first time with contraband Amphetamine Crystal. The market value of the seized drugs is around Rs 5 million. The accused passenger has been arrested and prosecution case registered in the Court of Special Judge (Narcotics), Karachi.
Similarly, another passenger namely Ibrar Hussain son of Hussain Fazal, who was holding Pakistani passport KR-6890773 and also leaving for Saudi Arabia via Sharjah by Air Arabian flight G9540 from Karachi on the same day. He said that DEC staff had recovered 700 grams of crystal from his suitcase during examination. The scrutiny of his travel documents also revealed similar facts that he was also travelling for the first time with contraband Amphetamine Crystal. The market value of the seized drugs is around Rs 7 million. The accused passenger has also been arrested and prosecution case was registered in the Court of Special Judge (Narcotics), Karachi. Further investigation is in progress.