KARACHI:At least 15 kilogrammes of heroin was seized from a Pakistan International Airlines flight at Karachi airport on Tuesday.

The heroin was seized during an intelligence-based raid with assistance from Anti Narcotics Force. “The matter is currently being investigated by all agencies concerned,” a PIA spokesperson said.

In December last year, PIA thwarted an attempt to smuggle 15 kilogrammes of heroin through a Jeddah-bound flight.

“PIA’s security and vigilance team was on its routine pre-departure search of a B-777 aircraft at Jinnah International Airport when it recovered approximately 15kg of heroin,” spokesperson Danyal Gilani said in a statement.

“The flight, PK-7121, was scheduled to travel from Karachi to Jeddah,” he added.

Gilani further said officials of Airport Security Force (ASF), Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) and Pakistan Customs were also part of the search team.