Apr 05, 2025 10:25 PM IST
Assistant commissioner of customs at CCSIA, Kamal Pandey, stated that 16 pouches stuffed with weed powder have been extracted from her physique
A global drug-peddling nexus was unearthed after the arrest of a Ugandan girl, who was smuggling packets of hashish powder in her abdomen, whereas travelling from Dubai to Lucknow, on Saturday.
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She was arrested after customs officers at Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh Worldwide Airport (CCSIA) detected a number of irregular pouches whereas scanning her physique. They knowledgeable the directorate of income authorities to additional examine the matter.
Assistant commissioner of customs at CCSIA, Kamal Pandey, confirmed that hashish powder stuffed in pouches was detected contained in the physique of the Ugandan girl. He stated as many as 16 pouches stuffed with weed powder have been extracted from her physique via excreta and he or she was taken into custody for additional questioning. He stated the precise quantity of the weed powder has not been assessed but.
A customs official requesting anonymity stated that the girl was recognized as Uganda resident Anita Nabafu Wamukuta, who arrived in Lucknow from Dubai on Saturday morning. He stated the girl landed right here on FlyDubai flight FZ-443 and was arrested whereas performing on inputs from the Nationwide Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC).
He stated the girl is suspected to be part of a world drug-peddling ring and knowledge extracted from her might unravel an enormous nexus concerned behind smuggling of hydroponic medication. He stated different enforcement companies, together with the Narcotics Management Bureau have additionally been knowledgeable in regards to the girl’s arrest.
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