LUCKNOW: A 41-year-old Ugandan girl, Anita Nabafu Wamukuta, was arrested and despatched to jail on Wednesday after the Directorate of Income Intelligence (DRI) recovered 34 capsules containing narcotic substances from her stomach.
The girl arrived in Lucknow by way of Dubai from Uganda on Saturday and was stored beneath medical statement for 4 days. Wamukuta, who had ingested the capsules containing roughly 500 grams of methaqualone — a banned sedative — was intercepted at Chaudhary Charan Singh Worldwide Airport after immigration officers flagged her as a result of discrepancies in her visa. A Look-Out Round (LOC) had already been issued towards her.
Based mostly on a tip-off, an intensive physique scan revealed suspicious pouches inside her stomach. She was instantly taken into custody and positioned beneath medical supervision, the place she finally excreted the capsules. A supply mentioned the recovered methaqualone has an estimated worldwide market worth of round Rs 25 lakh.
Sources mentioned Wamukuta confessed throughout interrogation that she was appearing as a drug courier, tasked with transporting the contraband from Uganda to Lucknow. Authorities consider she could also be half of a bigger worldwide drug trafficking community.
She was produced earlier than an NDPS court docket and despatched to jail. In the meantime, companies are actually working collectively to determine and observe down the supposed recipient of the narcotics in Lucknow.
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