SAN FRANCISCO, June 05, (THEWILL) – A South African woman who attempted to smuggle 1.210kg cocaine from Nigeria to her home country has been nabbed by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
The 34 year-old apprentice chef was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, in the process of boarding a Johannesburg-bound plane.
NDLEA Commander at the airport, Ahmadu Garba, who gave the suspect’s name as Lekganyane Lerato, revealed that she concealed the substance packed in two parcels in her brassiere.
“The suspect was intercepted during routine screening of passengers on South African airline. The drug was neatly concealed but certainly not good enough to escape our notice. She is currently under investigation and will be charged to court very soon,” he said.
Lerato lamented her woes saying that she never imagined that the drug would be detected because it was carefully concealed inside my brassiere.
“A female officer requested to feel my boobs that was how the cocaine was detected. My travel expenses were handled by the sponsor who promised to pay me $3,000 when I get to Johannesburg but all my dreams have been dashed following my arrest,” she said.
Story by David Oputah.
