A Kenyan woman has been arrested for smuggling in cocaine valued at Sh560 million (₹ 38 crore) that was concealed inside whiskey bottles.
The woman was arrested on Tuesday at the international airport in Delhi, local media reported.
The accused was intercepted after her arrival from Kenya via Addis Ababa on Monday.
Custom officials said 2.5 kg cocaine was concealed in three whiskey bottles and were recovered from a bag, belonging to a duty-free shop, carried by her.
During interrogation, the woman revealed that the bag she was carrying was handed over to her in Nairobi and she was to hand it over to a person in Delhi, he said.
This is the second arrest within a week after another Kenyan woman was also arrested on June 15 at the same airport while carrying cocaine also concealed in whiskey bottles.
The 25-year-old woman was arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport after her arrival from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).
A detailed search resulted in the recovery from her the two whiskey bottles with cocaine worth approximately Sh220 million (₹13 crore) dissolved in them, the official said.
The accused was arrested and the whiskey bottles containing cocaine were seized, an official said.
“These two bottles were handed over to her at Nairobi airport. She was supposed to hand over them to a person in Delhi,” the official told local media.
The passenger was taken to court and was detained for 14 days.
