Two other men – one a Border Force officer – have also been charged
Birmingham Airport(Image: BPM Media)
A 67 year-old woman from Greater Manchester has been charged after 25kg of heroin was found in a suitcase at an airport, police said on Monday.
Zahida Perveen, from Aldermoor Close, Openshaw, Manchester, has been charged with conspiracy to import Class A drugs, the National Crime Agency said.
The NCA said a Border Force officer from Birmingham has also been charged with the same offence after an investigation.
Perveen was due to appear before magistrates on Monday morning, together with Syed Shah, the officer, and a third man charged with the same offence, Shahid Butt.
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Perveen, said the NCA, was arrested on Friday, October 24, shortly after arriving into Birmingham Airport on a flight from Pakistan.
The drugs were found in a suitcase at the airport.
The arrests and charges follow a NCA investigation(Image: Getty Images)
Shah, 39, of Hodge Hill, Birmingham, was arrested by NCA officers at the airport on the same day. He and Butt also face charges of money laundering, added police.
The NCA said in a statement: “A third individual, Shahid Butt, 52, from Saltley, Birmingham, was also arrested in connection with the offence.
“All three have been charged with conspiracy to import class A drugs, with Shah and Butt also facing money laundering charges and will be appearing at Birmingham Magistrates Court this morning.”
No further details have been revealed.
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