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Border Force Officer Charged in Major Drug Smuggling Case

10/27/2025

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Syed Shah, 39, a Border Force officer from Hodge Hill, Birmingham, has been charged with conspiring to import class A drugs after 25kg of heroin was discovered in a suitcase at Birmingham Airport.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested Shah on October 24, 2023, along with Zahida Perveen, 67, from Openshaw, Manchester, who arrived from Pakistan.
Shahid Butt, 52, from Saltley, Birmingham, was also arrested, and all three face conspiracy charges. Shah and Butt are additionally charged with money laundering.
They are set to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court.

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Syed Shah, 39, a Border Force officer from Hodge Hill, Birmingham, has been charged with conspiring to import class A drugs after 25kg of heroin was discovered in a suitcase at Birmingham Airport.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested Shah on October 24, 2023, along with Zahida Perveen, 67, from Openshaw, Manchester, who arrived from Pakistan.
Shahid Butt, 52, from Saltley, Birmingham, was also arrested, and all three face conspiracy charges. Shah and Butt are additionally charged with money laundering.
They are set to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court.