New Delhi: An official of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday said a woman from Uganda was apprehended at the Mumbai International Airport with 535 grams of heroin packed in 49 capsules and 175 grams of cocaine in 15 capsules.
The NCB official said the contraband, valued at Rs three crore in the illicit market, was concealed in her body, PTI reported.
The official added that the woman had to be admitted in state-run JJ Hospital in Mumbai’s Byculla for its extraction.
The NCB official said that she was apprehended in an operation conducted earlier on May 28 on the basis of specific information about the arrival of a woman suspect from Uganda to Mumbai.
“A check was carried out after we zeroed in on the woman in question. But nothing suspicious was found in her luggage,” the news agency quoted the official as saying.
“A close examination revealed she may be carrying the contraband by concealing it in her body,” he added.
The NCB official said that the woman on sustained questioning “admitted that 11 capsules had been concealed in her body through careful use of different types of adhesive tapes”.
“At least 10 capsules containing 110 grams heroin were removed. She was then admitted to JJ Hospital for further extraction,” he added.
The NCB official said that a total of 54 capsules, comprising 39 capsules with 425 grams of heroin and 15 capsules having 175 grams of cocaine, were removed from the woman’s body between May 28 and June 5.
The official added this took the total number of capsules removed from the woman’s body to 64.
The official further said that the woman has been discharged from the hospital, adding she will be brought to the NCB office for further probe into the peddling racket of which she is a part.