Customs seize 47 kg of drugs in two operations at Islamabad airport
Customs at Islamabad airport seized 47 kg of suspected drugs in two operations in early October 2026: 23 kg of cannabis worth Rs 31 million from Thai national Naeehaphong Pueehykosai off flight TG-349 on 2 October, and 24 kg of hashish worth Rs 310 million from another arriving passenger. Both passengers were detained and cases registered.
🇵🇰 Islamabad International Airport · Pakistan
- Arrested
- 2
- Cannabis
- 47 kg
Customs authorities at Islamabad International Airport seized a total of 47 kilograms of
suspected drugs in two separate operations against drug smuggling attempts over the past
week, arresting passengers and initiating legal proceedings.[1]
Passengers arriving from abroad on Thai Airways flight TG-349 were put under strict
surveillance on 2 October 2026, when Thai national Naeehaphong Pueehykosai was stopped and
searched; officers recovered 23 kilograms of suspected cannabis worth around Rs 31 million
from his possession.[1] A special vigilance team formed on credible information under the
Assistant Collector Customs (Airport) made the seizure; the passenger was detained and a
case registered against him.[1]
In the other operation, officers stopped an incoming passenger on a tip-off and recovered 24
kilograms of hashish valued at around Rs 310 million on the international market.[1][2]
Legal proceedings against the arrested passengers are underway.[1]
Sources
- Customs seize 47kg of suspected drugs at Islamabad airport. Dunya News, 3 October 2026.
- Customs seizes 24kg hashish worth Rs310m at Islamabad airport. 24 News HD, 3 October 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- The date of the 24 kg hashish interception was not stated beyond falling in the past week before 3 October; it is grouped here with the 2 October operation.
- A third seizure mentioned in the same account, 55 kg of hashish worth Rs 550 million on 28 September, is a separate event and is left out of this report.