NDLEA arrests Ugandan woman with 87 cocaine wraps at Lagos airport.
The suspect, identified as Farida Nansubuga, was arrested on Tuesday, November 3, while preparing to board a flight […] The post NDLEA arrests Ugandan woman with 87 cocaine wraps at Lagos airport appeared first on Vanguard News .
By Kingsley Omonobi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 34-year-old Ugandan woman with 87 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.15 kilogrammes, allegedly concealed around her pelvic region, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
According to the NDLEA, Nansubuga arrived in Nigeria on October 29 with members of her church for a prayer session but allegedly stayed behind after the other members of her delegation returned to Uganda.
The agency said she was intercepted at the screening point of Terminal 2 during a joint passenger screening exercise with aviation security personnel. A body search reportedly revealed a substance concealed around her pelvic region, prompting officers to take her to a designated private search room for further examination. The search led to the recovery of 87 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.15 kilogrammes, allegedly strapped around her pelvic region and secured beneath two layers of underwear. During preliminary interrogation, the suspect reportedly claimed she stayed behind to collect the consignment on behalf of a friend in Uganda identified as Joy, who had linked her with a contact in Nigeria.
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