27kg of Narcotics Recovered from Lavatory of a PIA Aircraft at Karachi Airport

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27kg of Narcotics Recovered from Lavatory of a PIA Aircraft at Karachi Airport

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According to news sources, 27kg of narcotics concealed behind panels of lavatory of a PIA aircraft was recovered by airline's aircraft maintenance personnel at Karachi Airport where the aircraft was undergoing some maintenance work in a hangar.

The aircraft had arrived in Karachi from Lahore and was expected to perform a flight to Europe. Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has begun investigation.

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Re: 27kg of Narcotics Recovered from Lavatory of a PIA Aircraft at Karachi Airport

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Probably PIA Boeing 777-240ER registration AP-BGK that arrived in Karachi as flight PK-305 from Lahore on May 22?

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bgk

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Four PIA employees detained by authorities, according to news sources.

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Re: 27kg of Narcotics Recovered from Lavatory of a PIA Aircraft at Karachi Airport

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According to news report on following link, narcotics were found concealed in nine packets in lavatory of aircraft parked in Ispahani aircraft maintenance hangar at Karachi Airport.

The aircraft had arrived in Karachi from Lahore as flight PK-305 last night.

According to information on following link, PIA Airbus A320-214 registration AP-BLV performed flight PK-305 on May 24. The A320 landed at Karachi at 7:31 PM as PK-305 on May 24.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-blv

Today, AP-BLV departed from Karachi at 11:14 AM as flight PK-368 to Islamabad.

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and this same A320 AP-BLV is operating VVIP flights for Premiere of Pakistan, a big security loophole :!:
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Re: 27kg of Narcotics Recovered from Lavatory of a PIA Aircraft at Karachi Airport

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According to a newspaper report, the aircraft is PIA Boeing 777-240ER registration AP-BGK undergoing maintenance checks at Ispahani wide body aircraft maintenance hangar at Karachi Airport.

A team of Pakistan Customs on receiving information searched the Boeing 777 in Ispahani hangar and in the presence of PIA staff recovered 27kg of heroin in nine bags concealed in the aircraft.

AP-BGK had arrived in Karachi as flight PK-305 from Lahore on May 22.

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Re: 27kg of Narcotics Recovered from Lavatory of a PIA Aircraft at Karachi Airport

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It was surely AP-BGK, down for maintenance Check-C.

This is how aircraft was sealed >>
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What kind of action aviation authorities of Gulf, European and North American countries take against the airline when they find narcotics concealed in its aircraft?

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In Hong Kong they will take a lot of photos and fingerprints and if necessary they will Impound the aircraft
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Re: 27kg of Narcotics Recovered from Lavatory of a PIA Aircraft at Karachi Airport

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Leaked video;

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Umar Farooq wrote:It was surely AP-BGK, down for maintenance Check-C.

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i guess that the involved culprits were not aware about pending check on aircraft after landing at Karachi, otherwise the contraband could have been reached the destination without any delay
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Re: 27kg of Narcotics Recovered from Lavatory of a PIA Aircraft at Karachi Airport

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Have authorities been able to identify the airport where these bags of narcotics were loaded & concealed in the aircraft?

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Re: 27kg of Narcotics Recovered from Lavatory of a PIA Aircraft at Karachi Airport

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If this continues, we will see a ban of PIA flights into North American countries (already US problem) as well as gulf, where naroctics are a serious issue.

PIA is already over employed. So they have to start strict accountability. You're leniant when you cannot find a replacable immediately. But when you are over staffed, you should fire even the person who were not involved, but turned blind eye to this if they happened to see.
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Re: 27kg of Narcotics Recovered from Lavatory of a PIA Aircraft at Karachi Airport

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According to statement of Chief Collector of Customs:

* Clearance for airlines' in-flight catering items will be performed by customs.

* In the absence of CCTV cameras it's difficult to control heroin smuggling.

* Investigators are getting closer to culprits involved in attempt to smuggle 27kg of heroin.

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Re: 27kg of Narcotics Recovered from Lavatory of a PIA Aircraft at Karachi Airport

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According to statement of Customs Chief Collector in newspapers:

On May 25, 27 kilograms of white heroin powder in nine cotton bags was recovered from PIA Boeing 777-240ER registration AP-BGK parked on bay number two of PIA's Ispahani wide-body aircraft maintenance hangar at Karachi Airport.

On June 1, after receiving information, the customs team again searched the same aircraft (AP-BGK) still parked in Ispahani hangar and recovered two polythene bags containing 1 kilogram of light brown heroin powder from ceiling panels of two lavatories of the aircraft.

So far, no one has been arrested. Investigation continues in cities of Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.

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