Woman arrested after 890 grams of cocaine found - hidden in her wig

2023-12-21 1,766

A woman was arrested after nearly a kilogram of cocaine was found - hidden within her wig.

The woman, from Entebbe in Uganda, arrived at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai via Nairobi, Kenya on December 19th.

A Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) official said the woman was found to be carrying 890 grams of cocaine.

Based on specific information, the Mumbai zonal unit of the DRI laid a trap at the airport on Tuesday and apprehended the female passenger.

A video shows security staff at the airport inspecting and slowly unravelling the wig to reveal a concealed stash within the curls.