PIA air hostess caught smuggling gold nose pins worth Rs2m

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) air hostess was caught smuggling 380 grams of gold nose pins at the Islamabad airport.

According to media details, the PIA staffer made the recovery of the gold nose pins, worth over Rs2 million, during check-in for a UK-bound flight.

The air hostess was allowed to board the flight to Birmingham on PIA flight 791 following questioning and seizure of the gold pins.

According to PIA Spokesperson,the air hostess asked the customs at check-in if she could take the gold pins. “Once they refused to let her take it with her, she herself handed it in and proceeded to board the flight,” he added.