A 24-year-old Malawian woman was arrested by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Thursday at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport for allegedly trying to smuggle around 14.5 kg Pseudoephedrine Narcotic substance worth Rs 21 lakh approximately stuffed inside chess and ludo boards.
“On Thursday, at about 1 am, CISF surveillance and intelligence staff noticed suspicious movement of a foreign lady passenger in check-in area of Terminal-3, IGI Airport and selected her for thorough search. The Malawian woman identified as Memory Chikakwiya, was supposed to travel to Addis Ababa by Ethiopian airlines,” a senior CISF official stated.
“During screening, some suspicious images of boxes were noticed inside her bag. On physical search of the bag, 13 numbers of wooden chess/ludo boards were found, which were noticed to be unusually heavy from bottom side,” the official said.
According to the official, 14.5 kg white granular/powdery substance was found concealed in the wooden boxes. Narcotics Control Bureau was informed and the substance was found to be Pseudoephedrine drugs. “The woman along with the Pseudoephedrine drugs worth approximately Rs 21,75,000 was handed over to NCB officials for further action in the matter,” the official said.