An attempt by a South African woman to smuggle 1.210kg cocaine from Nigeria to her home country was foiled by officials of the Nigeria Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
The 34 year-old was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, in the process of boarding a Johannesburg-bound airline. The drug was reportedly detected by a female operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during passengers’ screening. Garba said “The suspect was intercepted during routine screening of passengers on South African airline. The drug was neatly concealed but certainly not good enough to escape our notice. She is currently under investigation and will be charged to court very soon.” She said she “never imagined that the drug would be detected because it was carefully concealed inside my brassiere. A female officer requested to feel my bosom that was how the cocaine was detected. My travel expenses were handled by the sponsor who promised to pay me $3,000 when I get to Johannesburg but all my dreams have been dashed following my arrest” Lerato lamented. “Daily arrest of drug traffickers has validated our superiority. Drug trafficking organisations may try their best but they will end up in prison custody.” he said, |
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