NDLEA Arrests Ugandan Woman With Cocaine Concealed In Private Parts.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 34-year-old Ugandan woman, Farida Nansubuga, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 1.15 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed around her pelvic region, as nationwide operations uncovered a N900 million opioid shipment, suspected international drug trafficking syndicates and large consignments of illicit substances.
Nansubuga, who reportedly travelled to Nigeria with members of her church for a religious programme, was intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while preparing to board a flight to Uganda with 87 wraps of cocaine strapped beneath two layers of underwear.
In a statement issued on Sunday, NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said the suspect arrived in Nigeria on October 29 to attend a prayer programme at the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos.
According to the agency, while other members of her delegation returned to Uganda after the programme, Nansubuga remained behind to collect a drug consignment allegedly arranged by an associate identified as Joy, who resides in Uganda. Preliminary investigations indicated that Joy connected the suspect with a Nigerian contact who arranged transportation to a hotel on the morning of her scheduled departure. At the hotel, an unidentified man allegedly handed Nansubuga the cocaine and instructed her to conceal it beneath her clothing to evade airport security checks. The agency said she expected to receive at least $1,000 for delivering the consignment in Uganda, although no definite payment arrangement had been concluded.
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