Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have foiled the alleged attempt of a hijab-wearing woman, Ihensekhien Obehi, to smuggle cocaine to Iran.
The NDLEA arrested Obehi at the Port Harcourt International Airport, saying she concealed the substance in her private parts, stomach, and handbag.
She was apprehended on Sunday, 3rd May 2025, while trying to board a Qatar Airways flight to Iran via Doha.
According to a statement by NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, she was caught with three wraps of cocaine in her private part, two parcels hidden in a false bottom of her handbag, and 67 pellets she had swallowed.
“During her search, she was found to have inserted three wraps of cocaine into her private parts, with two large parcels hidden in false compartments of her handbag, while she had also swallowed 67 pellets of the Class A drug. As a result, she was placed under excretion observation. After four excretions over several days, she expelled all 67 wraps.
“She claimed she was meant to swallow 70 pellets of cocaine but, after ingesting 67, could no longer continue and decided to insert the remaining three into her private part. The total weight of the three consignments hidden in different parts of her body is 2.523 kilograms,” the statement read.
