A Ugandan woman was arrested at an Indian airport on Tuesday after authorities found $1 million worth of cocaine hidden in her wig.
According to the Mumbai zonal unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), the woman had hidden 890 grams of cocaine in both her wig and bra pads, the Hindustan Times.
“The agency seized 890 grams of cocaine after the accused arrived at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) from Entebbe in Uganda via Nairobi, Kenya,” the Times reported.
Watch below as DRI authorities cut off the woman's wig to reveal the cocaine underneath.
A Ugandan woman was caught at the Mumbai airport with cocaine worth Rs 8 crore. She had hidden the cocaine in her wig and bra. pic.twitter.com/AKO47nwhgp
— Avinash KS (@AvinashKS14) December 20, 2023
The woman was reportedly working as a transporter for an unidentified international drug-trafficking syndicate, DRI sources told the Times.
“She revealed to officials that she was promised a payment of around ₹1 lakh for delivering the contraband in the city to a designated receiver, but was intercepted by the agency, thwarting her smuggling bid,” notes the Times .
The amount, ₹1 lakh, is equivalent to about $1200.
“It was a meticulously planned operation, in which DRI Mumbai officers foiled a Ugandan woman's attempted cocaine smuggling, adopting a unique and novel modus operandi involving concealment in bra pads and a hair wig she was wearing,” a DRI source. he told the Times.
Obviously, the DRI has dealt with similar cases before, including suspects who tried to hide their drugs in sanitary napkins, whiskey bottles, moisturizer bottles, etc.
As for the woman, she was arrested under the Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and thrown into an Indian jail cell.
The Times notes that this happened just a day after the DRI “arrested an Indian national who arrived from Sierra Leone on a flight allegedly with 4kg of cocaine, estimated to be worth around 40 million rupees”, or 4, 8 million dollars.
“The carrier had intercepted him at a hotel near the CSMIA. A thorough examination of his luggage resulted in the recovery of two packages allegedly containing the contraband, which were hidden in the upper and lower compartments of his carry-on bag. cart,” according to the Indian newspaper.
Judging by the content on social media platform X, things like this seem to happen often at Indian airports.
Specific case:
DRI detained an Indian passenger, who arrived via flight no. ET 640 from Addis Ababa to Mumbai
DRI recovered drugs from his luggage, 1,496 grams of white powder, which was allegedly cocaine with an illicit market value of around Rs 15 crore.#mumbaiairport#Mumbai @CSMIA_Official pic.twitter.com/zICyhxONA5
— Indrajeet Chaubey (@indrajeet8080) August 20, 2023
On 19/08/2022 Customs at Mumbai CSMI airport seized 500 grams of cocaine worth ₹ 5 crores and arrested a lady from Sierra Leone arriving from Addis Ababa in flight ET-610 d 'Ethiopian Airlines. The drug was found hidden in the bag by the pax. @cbic_india pic.twitter.com/57IZpnjuWx
— Mumbai Customs-III (@mumbaicus3) August 20, 2022
On 03/10/2022, Customs at Mumbai Airport seized 980 grams of cocaine worth Rs 9.8 Cr from a passenger arriving on Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET-610 from Addis Ababa. The contraband was hidden in the underwear. Pax has been arrested and taken to court. @cbic_india @nsitharamanoffc pic.twitter.com/8luAHPFb9l
— Mumbai Customs-III (@mumbaicus3) October 3, 2022
But it's not just the Mumbai airport where this has happened. On December 11, a 40-year-old Nigerian man who flew into Bangalore's Kempegowda International Airport was found with 99 cocaine capsules in his stomach.
“The capsules weigh 2 kg and are worth Rs 20 crore [$2.5 million] they were removed for five days in a hospital,” according to The Times of India.
The man, who reportedly obtained a visa to visit India for “medical reasons,” swallowed the capsules before boarding his flight. However, DRI authorities obtained a warrant against him and used it to force him into a hospital to remove the capsules.
“[T]The Nigerian had planned to take a domestic flight to Delhi after landing in Bengaluru and was planning to deliver the smuggled drug to handlers in the national capital,” notes the Times.
Meanwhile, seven kilograms of cocaine worth $8.5 million were seized from four suspects, including two foreigners, at Mumbai airport in October.
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