Chennai: More than one kg of cocaine, worth Rs 5 crore, was seized and a South African woman, who had swallowed capsules containing the contraband, arrested at the airport here, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said today.
The woman — Princess Ntombifuthi Msomi (47) — arrived here yesterday from Sao Paulo in Brazil via Abu Dhabi, the NCB said.
“She came on a tourist visa and was planning to leave the country after delivering the consignment of cocaine,” an NCB press release said.
It said based on specific information, NCB sleuths intercepted the woman at the international airport yesterday and seized 1.075 kg of cocaine from her possession.
The seized cocaine was concealed in “82 capsules” which the woman had swallowed, the release added.
28/01/17 India.com
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The woman — Princess Ntombifuthi Msomi (47) — arrived here yesterday from Sao Paulo in Brazil via Abu Dhabi, the NCB said.
“She came on a tourist visa and was planning to leave the country after delivering the consignment of cocaine,” an NCB press release said.
It said based on specific information, NCB sleuths intercepted the woman at the international airport yesterday and seized 1.075 kg of cocaine from her possession.
The seized cocaine was concealed in “82 capsules” which the woman had swallowed, the release added.
28/01/17 India.com
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