NDLEA arrests Ugandan lady with 87 cocaine wraps hidden in non-public half

A 34-year-old Ugandan lady, Farida Nansubuga, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly making an attempt to smuggle 1.15 kilogrammes of cocaine hid round her non-public half out of Nigeria.

Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi, in an announcement Sunday mentioned Nansubuga was arrested on Tuesday, on the screening level of Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, whereas getting ready to board a flight to Uganda.

The arrest adopted a joint passenger screening operation involving NDLEA operatives and aviation safety personnel.

A search of the suspect at a delegated non-public search room led to the restoration of 87 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.15kg, strapped round her pelvic area and secured beneath two layers of underwear.

During preliminary interrogation, Nansubuga reportedly acknowledged that she arrived in Nigeria on October 29 with members of her church for a prayer session at The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Ikotun, Lagos.

She allegedly remained behind after different members of her delegation returned to Uganda to gather the drug consignment for a good friend recognized as Joy, who lives in Uganda.

She claimed {that a} contact in Nigeria organized a automobile that took her to a resort, the place an unidentified man handed her the cocaine and instructed her to hide it beneath her clothes.

The suspect reportedly mentioned she anticipated to obtain a minimum of $1,000 upon profitable supply of the consignment. In one other operation on the Lagos airport, NDLEA operatives intercepted 750,000 tablets of Tapentadol 250mg, weighing 526kg and valued at about N900 million.