A black South African
lady trying to smuggle 1.210kg of white powdery substance that tested positive
for cocaine to South Africa, the anti-narcotics officers in Lagos International
Airport caught her.
The suspect name is
Lekganyane Lerato, a 34 years old apprentice chef, the anti-narcotics team find
two parcels of cocaine carefully concealed inside her brassiere on her way to
Johannesburg when she was arrested.
The drug was detected by
a female officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the
Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos during screening.
A female operative of the NDLEA made the
discovery during passengers’ screening.
Confirming the development, NDLEA commander at the airport, Ahmadu 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”.
Confirming the development, NDLEA commander at the airport, Ahmadu 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”.
NDLEA Commander at the
airport, Ahmadu 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.”
During interrogation the
suspect confessed that she was encouraged and introduce by friends into drug
trafficking. These are confessional statements “I am an apprentice chef in
Johannesburg. A friend convinced me into drug trafficking. I never imagined
that the drug will be detected because it was carefully concealed inside my brassiere.
She said “A female
officer requested to feel my boobs and that was how the cocaine was detected.
My travel expenses was handled by the sponsor who promised to pay me 3,000
dollars when I get to Johannesburg, but all my dreams had been dashed following
my arrest,” Lerato lamented in the Airport
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.”
NDLEA Chairman/Chief
Executive, Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah (retd) expressed optimism that the
chances of being caught with drugs were getting higher in the country because
thorough inspection before leaving the airport.
“Daily arrest of drug
traffickers has validated our superiority. Drug trafficking organisations may
try their best but they will end up in prison custody” Abdallah stated.
“Daily arrest of drug traffickers has validated
our superiority. Drug trafficking organizations may try their best but they
will end up in prison custody”. To really control and manage drug
traffic in Africa means all the African countries have to collectively to stop
drug traffic and agencies and laws in place for drug trafficking
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SOURCE:nationaldailyng.com
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