Mother of three fakes pregnancy with N20m cocaine

Picture of suspect. Courtesy The Punch

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos has apprehended a middle aged woman and mother of three, Dorothy Onyekasi for faking pregnancy with 86 pellets of white powdery substance that tested positive for cocaine.

The drug was intercepted during the inward screening of passengers on an Emirates flight from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The cocaine has a total weight of 1.720kg with an estimated street value of N20.6 million.
Chairman/Chief Executive of the Agency, Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah (rtd,) has described recent drug seizures at the Lagos airport as a welcome development that is capable of forcing drug cartels to a retreat.
According to Abdallah: “In the past few days, the NDLEA has recorded numerous arrests and drug seizures at the Lagos airport. The drug cartels have also suffered huge losses from these operations. This particular suspect feigned pregnancy with wraps of cocaine but she was caught by vigilant narcotic agents. Some of the suspects recently apprehended concealed drugs in their socks and luggage while others ingested wraps of cocaine in disregard of the danger to their health.  In spite of their craftiness, we are daily stopping them from perpetrating their criminal act and forcing them to a retreat”.
NDLEA Commander at the Lagos airport, Ahmadu Garba, said that the wraps of cocaine would have been easily mistaken for pregnancy.
“It was discovered that the suspect kept 86 wraps of cocaine inside a waist bag which was tied to her stomach. Unfortunately, the drug was detected by NDLEA officers on her arrival from Dubai. The drug was immediately packed and weighed in her presence. It had a gross weight of 1.720kgs,” Ahmadu stated.
The 41-year-old mother of three, who is an importer of female bags and shoes from Dubai, said that her involvement in drug trafficking was a mistake.