Bolivian woman nabbed with cocaine worth more than Rs. 230mn at BIA

By Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama and T.K.G. Kapila   

A 26-year-old Bolivian woman was arrested yesterday with a large stock of cocaine worth more than Rs.230 million at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) by the customs officers attached to the Narcotics Control Unit, the Customs Deputy Director (Legal) and media spokesman Sudatta Silva said.   

He stated that the 4.6 kg of cocaine was discovered in the green channel area of the customs arrival alley, sealed in a cloth bag and a backpack.   

The customs investigations revealed that this was her first trip abroad, and this was her first flight permit issued by the Bolivian government this month.   

“The woman suspect arrived in the country from Dubai with a single bag. The customs officers found that the clothes, fabrics, and parts of the bag made of cloth, including the pockets, were soaked in cocaine liquid, and this cocaine stock was prepared and brought as a solution,” the spokesman said.  The officers of the Customs Narcotics Control Division said that the concentration of cocaine in the cocaine solution that has been brought is high.