Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a woman, Ihensekhien Miracle Obehi, who disguised herself with hijab to export large consignments of cocaine concealed in her private parts, stomach, and the false bottom of her handbag to Iran via Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers State.
Obehi, dressed in a hijab in an attempt to evade security checks, was intercepted at the departure hall of Port Harcourt airport on 3rd May 2025 while trying to board a Qatar Airways flight to Iran via Doha, following credible intelligence.
A statement released on Sunday by NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, revealed that, during a search, she was found to have inserted three wraps of cocaine in her private parts, while two large parcels were hidden in false compartments of her handbag. Additionally, she had swallowed 67 pellets of the Class A drug.
As a result, she was placed under excretion observation, and after four rounds of excretion spanning several days, she expelled the 67 wraps of cocaine from her stomach. She claimed she had intended to swallow 70 pellets but, after ingesting 67, was unable to consume the remaining three and opted to conceal them in her private parts. The total weight of the three consignments hidden in different parts of her body was 2.523 kilograms.
However, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brigadier General Mohamed Marwa (Rtd), commended officers and personnel of NDLEA, for maintaining a balanced approach between drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction efforts. He promised to make those involved in illicit drugs trade to face the full wrath of the law
