South African nabbed with 7 kg heroin at city airport

Mumbai: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Mumbai Customs nabbed a South African national with 7 kg of heroin at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) Thursday morning. Julia Nyandeni (50) was allegedly on her way out of the country with a cache of high quality heroin hidden in the false bottom of a suitcase. Some quantity was hidden in the soles of three sandals and a few purses in the suitcase. “The Customs seized a total of 6.955 kilogram of heroin from her which is valued at seven crore rupees in the international market,” said Baljeet Singh Nunwal, Additional Commissioner of Customs, AIU.
According to Customs officials, the South African national was on her way to Manzini, the largest city of Swaziland in Africa. Nyandeni was due to board an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Addis Ababa from where she had a connecting flight to Johannesburg.
“We caught her because of our routine surveillance at the airport. We saw her behaving in a suspicious manner and kept an eye on her,” said a Customs official.
29/01/10 Indian Express

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Categories: Airports Jan 2010, Foreign Jan 2010