Drug smuggler stopped at Athens Airport with 12 kilos of heroin

A 22-year-old man has been arrested at Athens International Airport while trying to smuggle 12 kilos of heroin into the country, police said on Friday.

The Pakistani man arrived in Athens on Thursday night after flying from his homeland via Istanbul.

Authorities said they found the drugs in packages hidden inside his luggage.

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