Dorothy Onyekasi is a mother of 3. She was arrested during the inward screening of passengers on an Emirates Airlines flight from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The substance found on her weights 1.720kg and valued N20.6 million naira on the street.
NDLEA commander, Ahmadu Garba, said the wraps of cocaine could easily be mistaken for pregnancy. "The suspect kept 86 wraps of cocaine inside a waist bag which was tied to her stomach. The drug was detected by NDLEA officers on her arrival from Dubai.
The drug was immediately packed and weighed in her presence. It had a gross weight of 1.720kgs" he stated. The forty-one-year-old woman, who is an importer of female bags and shoes from Dubai, admitted that her involvement in drug trafficking was a mistake, for which she admits responsibility.
She said: "I am a business woman living in Lagos. I am separated from my husband who left me with three children. I import female bags and shoes from Dubai. My involvement in drug trafficking is a mistake, and I take responsibility for my action."
" I traveled to Dubai to buy goods and while I was preparing to return, I met a man in Dubai who gave me the drug and promised to give me enough money to expand my business. He also told me that when I get to Nigeria, he will call his partner to collect the drug and give me my money. When I got here, the drug was detected at the airport, and I was arrested. It is all my fault. If only I were contented with the profit from the sales of my goods, I would not have been in this problem," she said.
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