The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an Aba-based 31-year-old single mother for concealing 430 grammes of heroin in her vagina in a bid to avoid arrest.
A statement by NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, Ofoyeju Mitchell, said the suspect is a 2007 graduate from Saint Anthony Secondary School, Aba, Abia State.
The arrest took place at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos during the inward screening of passengers on an Emirate flight.
NDLEA commander at the Lagos airport, Mr. Hamza Umar, while commenting on the incident said the arrest was done with the aid of scanning machines.
“During the inward screening of Emirate passengers, one Aladi Onyinye Juliet tested positive for narcotic ingestion. While under observation, the drug was subsequently expelled, field-tested and weighed” Hamza stated.
Preliminary investigation carried out by the NDLEA indicated that the suspect was returning from Pakistan where she was given the drug.
The suspect who hails from Abia State had established link with some Pakistani drug traffickers who sponsored her trip in collaboration with some local accomplices.
In her statement, the suspect said that she engaged in drug trafficking to settle her bills.
According to her, “I am a single mother and I need money to take care of myself and child. I used to sell clothes but the profit is inadequate to sustain my family. I would have earned half a million naira to pay for my rent and my child’s school fees if I had succeeded in bringing the drug.
“They paid for my return ticket and hotel accommodation. While in my hotel room, a Pakistani woman came to give me the drug. She also instructed me to conceal it in my private part to avoid arrest. Unfortunately, the NDLEA officers detected it.”
The suspect will soon be charged to court, according to Mitchell.
