Sialkot Customs foils bid to smuggle iPhones

Sialkot: The attempts to smuggle iPhones were thwarted by customs inspectors at the Sialkot airport on Tuesday

A passenger turned over 30 smartphones valued approximately Rs100 million.

Customs officials recovered 30 iPhones worth nearly Rs100 million from a passenger namely Adeel who reached Sialkot airport from Sharjah via flight number PK-210. It was learnt that the accused is an employee of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).

According to the officials, Adeel, the alleged flight attendant, used to smuggle iPhones into Karachi and Lahore.

As per details shared by AC Haseeb Bajwa, Ali Ahmed was also involved in the smuggling of the smartphones along with the accused PIA flight attendant. Both of the suspects work for the PIA, he added.