London, Sept 17 (TNS): Another awkward moment for National Flag Carrier as Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight was searched by UK’s border agency officials.The flight was headed to London from Islamabad.
British officials, including sniffer dogs, searched the plane for five hours, local media quoting sources reported.They added that 17 British officials took off panels from the plane and did a thorough search; they were acting on a tip-off that drugs were being smuggled aboard the plane. PIA officials, however, said the plane was cleared after no contraband was found.
It is crucial to note that in June, the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) busted a gang of drug-peddlers involved in smuggling of drugs abroad through PIA aircraft.The ANF rounded up nine PIA employees from Karachi and one from Lahore.
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