An Angolan national was arrested at Multan Airport in an attempt to quash cocaine smuggling. The foreigner had arrived from Muscat. He allegedly swallowed dozens of cocaine capsules and was arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF).
Express News reported that the alleged smuggler was carrying 48 capsules filled with cocaine in his stomach.
The total weight of the recovered capsules was 624 grams, said the ANF spokesperson.
The arrest was made as part of an operation against drug smuggling.
The spokesperson stated that foreign nationals, particularly from African countries, have been involved in drug smuggling activities in Pakistan. Most of the foreigners arrested in connection with smuggling cases this year have been from African nations.
The arrested foreign national has been charged under the Anti-Narcotics Act, and an investigation is going on to uncover more details about the smuggling operations.
This is not the first time ANF has arrested a foreign national. A Nigerian man was found with 38 cocaine-filled capsules hidden in his stomach last month, at Lahore airport.
Express Tribune reports that this year, authorities have already conducted seven operations, arresting eight Nigerian individuals, and recovered 11,420 kilograms of drugs.
