ISLAMABAD, Feb 4 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan coast guards seized 26.2 kg of narcotics from a 12-year-old boy, in Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province, a statement said here, yesterday.
The coast guards were searching passenger vehicles at a check post, when a passenger bus heading to the southern port city of Karachi arrived, and its passengers were checked, the statement said.
The coast guards discovered narcotics worth 1.69 million U.S. dollars in international market, from the boy, disguised as a woman, it added.
The boy was hiding the narcotics in the vest that he wore under his clothes, the statement said, adding that, further investigations are underway.
In order to stop smuggling of narcotics from the coast of Pakistan, coast guards have enhanced operations across the province, to foil smuggling attempts.– NNN-APP
