{"id":531097,"date":"2025-10-27T12:41:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T12:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/531097\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T12:41:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T12:41:18","slug":"woman-from-manchester-67-charged-after-25kg-of-heroin-found-in-suitcase-at-airport-aldermoor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/531097\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman from Manchester, 67, charged after 25kg of heroin found in suitcase at airport Aldermoor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two other men – one a Border Force officer – have also been chargedBirmingham Airport(Image: BPM Media)<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Zahida Perveen, from Aldermoor Close, Openshaw, Manchester, has been charged with conspiracy to import Class A drugs, the National Crime Agency said.<\/p>\n

The NCA said a Border Force officer from Birmingham has also been charged with the same offence after an investigation.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

The drugs were found in a suitcase at the airport.<\/p>\n

The arrests and charges follow a NCA investigation(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The NCA said in a statement: “A third individual, Shahid Butt, 52, from Saltley, Birmingham, was also arrested in connection with the offence.<\/p>\n

“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.”<\/p>\n

No further details have been revealed.<\/p>\n

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