Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested a 34-year-old Ugandan woman at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos after officers found 87 wraps of cocaine concealed around her pelvic area. The seizure weighed 1.150 kilograms, according to the agency.
The agency said the woman, identified in its statement as Farida Nansubuga, was intercepted on November 3 at Terminal 2 while preparing to board a flight to Uganda. The screening involved NDLEA officers and aviation-security personnel; a subsequent private search led to the recovery, the agency said.
NDLEA’s account says Nansubuga arrived in Nigeria on October 29 with members of her church for a prayer session at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos. She allegedly remained after the other members returned to Uganda, intending to take the cocaine to her home country for a friend identified only as “Joy.” The agency says she told investigators that a contact in Nigeria delivered the drugs and that she expected at least US$1,000 after a successful delivery.
As of today, the NDLEA’s account and reports only described the arrest and preliminary questioning; they do not establish a court finding of guilt or provide an update on charges or the case’s status.
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