Ghana woman arrested at Chennai airport for smuggling 2.1 kg cocaine
The New Indian Express|June 28, 2024
A 46-year-old woman from Ghana was arrested by Customs officials at Chennai airport on Wednesday for allegedly smuggling 2.1 kg of cocaine by concealing it in six pairs of shoes and her checkin baggage.
Ghana woman arrested at Chennai airport for smuggling 2.1 kg cocaine

She had arrived on a flight from Port Harcourt in Nigeria via Doha in Qatar.

Sources said that during interrogation, the accused, Mary Abla Awagah, said that she was handed over the bags and shoes containing the contraband by her husband who directed her to give it to a receiver in a prominent hotel in Chennai. She was allegedly told that the receiver would also bear the expenses she incurred for the trip.

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