African woman held with 58 drug pouches at IGIA

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The Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) has apprehended a South African woman with 58 pouches of alleged drugs which were hidden between bed sheets in her luggage at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in the national Capital.

According to a senior CISF official, the woman identified as, Jalisa Amanda Yoliswa Thandeka, was intercepted late Tuesday night after she arrived at the Delhi airport to take a flight to Johannesburg via the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa.

"Fifty-eight polythene pouches in cardboard packing and filled with a white powdery substances were found concealed in 29 bed sheets. These were found when her luggage was thoroughly checked by the CISF staff," said the senior CISF official.

"Around 12.8 kg of contraband was found in the bag of the woman, who holds a South African passport. The found contraband is pseudoephedrine and its approximate cost is Rs 13 lakh," said the senior CISF official.

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