A BORDER Force officer has been charged with conspiring to import class A drugs.
Syed Shah, of Hodge Hill, was arrested by National Crime Agency officers on October 24 at Birmingham Airport after the discovery of 25kgs of heroin in the suitcase of Zahida Perveen, aged 67, from Openshaw, Manchester.
The 39-year-old was arrested shortly after arriving into Birmingham Airport on a flight from Pakistan.
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.
