A Russian drug mule was nabbed in the Bishkek airport Manas with 4.2kg of heroin, press service of the Kyrgyz state customs service reported.
Kyrgyz customs officers have held a 57-year-old Shavkat Rizoev while he was checking in for a flight to Saint Petersburg. The dealer had two similar suitcases, one of which contained 74 plastic bags with heroin, news agency "24.kg" reported.
The investigation is ongoing.