Photo/Daily Mail/Mohammed Tahir Ayaz, 26, and his wife Ikra Hussain, 20, of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire have been named by Pakistani authorities after their arrest at an airport on suspicion of smuggling £2 million of heroin
By Darren Boyle
Mohammed Tahir Ayaz and his wife Ikra Hussain were arrested in Pakistan The couple from Huddersfield are accused of trying to smuggle £2m of heroin. They were arrested trying to board a flight from Pakistan to the UK via Dubai
Local authorities said the couple faces a possible death penalty
A British couple could face the death penalty after allegedly attempting to smuggle £2m worth of drugs into the UK. Mohammed Tahir Ayaz, 26, and his wife Ikra Hussain, 20, of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire have been named by Pakistani authorities after their arrest at an airport. The couple were planning to fly from Sialkot airport in Pakistan via Dubai to the United Kingdom. They were arrested as they attempted to board the Emirates Airlines flight on Thursday.
Airport police found an estimated 25 kilograms of ‘fine quality heroin’ hidden in female clothes. The drugs were split in different packets and divided across a number of garments. Officials removed the bags containing the drugs and placed them into a blue carrier bag for weighing. The couple allegedly told local security officials they were planning on smuggling the drugs from Pakistan to the UK. Officials handed the couple over to the Anti Narcotics Force who are leading the investigation.
The couple are facing the death penalty or life imprisonment if convicted of smuggling.
A Foreign Office spokesperson said: ‘We are urgently seeking more information from the Pakistani authorities following reported arrests of a British couple.’
Source: Daily Mail