Ugandan woman swallows 126 capsules containing 887 gm heroin; held at Delhi airport
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A Ugandan woman who had arrived at the Delhi airport from Doha was arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle 126 capsules containing 887 gm of heroin which she had swallowed.
A Ugandan woman was arrested at the Delhi airport for allegedly trying to smuggle 126 capsules containing 887 gm of heroin which she had swallowed.
It was on April 14, that the woman passenger who had arrived at the city airport from Doha was intercepted on the basis of suspicion.
However, on thorough checking of her baggage, nothing suspicious was found. Subsequently, she was taken for medical examination where certain material was found to be secreted inside her body.
"Medical procedure yielded the recovery of 126 capsules containing a total of 887 grams of off-white colour substance, found to be heroin having an international market value of Rs 6.65 crore," said the customs department.
While the passenger has been arrested under section 43(b) of the NDPS Act, 1985, further investigation into the matter is underway.
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