A Zambian woman has been arrested from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport for allegedly trying to smuggle narcotics worth Rs 21 lakh. The incident occurred on July 1 when CISF sleuths detected suspicious movements of the women flier identified as Catherine Mulenga, 36, who arrived at 11 pm to board a flight to Addis Ababa from the airport.
“Frisking of the Zambian woman’s baggage led to recovery of 58 packets weighing 21 kilograms of banned narcotics called Methaqualone. The drugs were cleverly hidden in her purse and some cricket gear she was carrying. She was later handed over to anti-narcotics sleuths,” a senior Central Industrial Security Force officer said. The official said Mulenga was visiting India on a business Visa. The estimated market value of the seized drug is Rs21 lakh, the official said.