Friday, May 24, 2013

Zambian woman held with 6cr drugs at Mumbai airport

Mumbai: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) arrested a Zambian national for smuggling drugs at Mumbai airport early on Thursday morning. The passenger was carrying six kilograms of amphetamine drugs worth Rs 6 crore. The drugs were concealed in thread bobbins. This is the second case of drug seizure in a week where the contraband was hidden in thread bobbins.
Mphakati Alice was on her way to Lilongwe in Malawi. She was checking in for an Ethiopian Airways flight in the morning when AIU officials intercepted her.  "The passenger (Alice) had collected the consignment from Mumbai. She has given some details of the people who handed the consignment to her. We are trying to trace them," said an AIU official.
24/05/13 Times of India
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