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Border Force officer charged after 25kg of heroin found at Birmingham Airport

Syed Shah and Shahid Butt face money laundering charges after 25kg of heroin was found in a suitcase at Birmingham Airport, the National Crime Agency said.

  • Border Force officer Syed Shah, 39, was charged after 25kg of heroin was discovered in a suitcase at Birmingham Airport, the National Crime Agency said.
  • The drugs were found in the suitcase of Zahida Perveen after she landed from a flight from Pakistan, and she was arrested shortly after arriving at Birmingham Airport on Friday, October 24.
  • NCA officers arrested Syed Shah, 39, of Hodge Hill, Birmingham, at Birmingham Airport on Friday, October 24; Shah and Shahid Butt, 52, of Saltley, Birmingham, face money laundering charges.
  • They are due to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court on Monday, October 27, charged with conspiracy to import Class A drugs, the NCA said.
  • The NCA said its investigation led to the officer being charged after, while news reports note two corrupt Border Force officers were jailed last year.
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Express & Star broke the news in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom on Monday, October 27, 2025.
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