JAIPUR: The Kenyan woman who was found with 2kg of heroin at Jaipur airport on Sunday was formally arrested on Monday. During preliminary investigation it was learnt that this was her maiden visit to India.
She however revealed that there were chances that more such consignments were likely to come to Jaipur through other carriers. “Through her passport, we have found this was her first visit to India and the actual extent of the network as well as her role in it would be revealed at the later stage of interrogation. In preliminary questioning, she hinted that other carriers similar to her might be also coming to India at a later stage,” said a customs official.
The woman will be produced in court on Tuesday. On Sunday, more than a dozen Kenyan woman were arrested at Mumbai airport as well and around 4kg of gold was seized from them. Officials are now also looking into the drug syndicate which uses women for smuggling of narcotics.
The 33-year-old Kenyan woman had arrived from Sharjah by Air Arabia flight at 03.50am on Sunday. She was intercepted by customs officials on the basis of a Look Out Notice (LOC) received from immigration officials. According to the LOC, the passenger had given the same mobile number in her visa application as provided by two other Ugandan women passengers who were intercepted by customs officials at Delhi airport on December 13 carrying 12.9kg heroin worth Rs 90 crore.
