36kg heroin smuggling bid foiled

Bureau Report

KARACHI: Customs officials on Port Qasim thwarted on Monday an attempt to smuggle narcotics worth Rs360 billion hidden in footballs made in Sialkot.
Chief Collector of Model Customs Collectorate South Saif Uddin Junejo noted the department caught 36 kilogram of heroin hidden in the 9,600 footballs meant for departure to Canada. Chief Customs Collector of South holds press conference announcing they thwarted a historic bid of 36kg heroin smuggling. Officials, in a press conference earlier today said the footballs were made in Sialkot and were meant for Canada hidden in which were about 36 kilograms of heroin that is worth over Rs360 billion in the international market.