KARACHI: Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) intelligence wing on Sunday foiled an attempt to smuggle drug capsules to Bahrain and arrested accused Muhammad Ayaz, a resident of Khyber, in the flight.

According to ANF spokesman, 77 capsules of heroin were recovered from the accused which he swallowed to bypass the ANF intelligence. The accused wanted to take the capsules to Bahrain via flight number GF-787. He further said that a case had been registered against him under the Anti-Narcotics Act and that investigation into the case has been launched. The accused wanted to smuggle 616 grams of heroin.