Custom officers at the Hong Kong International Airport have apprehended a Nigerian traveller who allegedly hid more than half kilogram of cocaine in her body.
The 37-year old Nigerian who claimed to be a business woman arrived in the city on a flight via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and was intercepted by Customs officers who said she was acting suspiciously after her arrival on Thursday.
She was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei for a check-up and confirmed to have foreign objects in her body. Officers first recovered 215 grams of cocaine contained in condoms and plastic bags found in her vagina.
She later discharged 24 capsules of cocaine, each weighing 14 grams, from her body. The haul, weighing 550 grams in total, was estimated to be worth HK$522,000 (US$66,900).
Authorities said the woman, who was detained for inquiries, may discharge more drugs.
