A Nigerian woman Afolake Awoyemi, 42, who claimed she was three months pregnant ‘gave birth’ at JFK Airport in New York – to 'a stash of heroin'. Awoyemi caught the attention of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspector as she waddled off an Air France flight from Paris.
The
42-year-old, wearing a loose-fitting garment, was asked if she was pregnant,
and she allegedly replied that she was expecting, Homeland Security special
agent John Moloney stated in a
complaint filed in Brooklyn Federal Court.
During the search a bulge was allegedly found in Awoyemi’s groin area and so officers went ahead with a partial strip-search. When she removed her undergarments, pellets containing brown powder allegedly began to drop from her groin area, which were later tested positive for heroin.
She was then taken for X-rays, which revealed Awoyemi had more heroin pellets stashed in her intestinal tract, officers claim. She allegedly passed about 25 pellets of heroin by the end of the day, using a special high-tech commode that sanitises the incriminating evidence, which customs officials refer to as the ‘Drug Loo’.
Awoyemi was also administered a pregnancy
test, which revealed she is not expecting.
Awoyemi, who was recovering in hospital, is due to be brought before a federal magistrate today.
The
drugs she was alleged to have been harbouring could have a street-value of
around $20,000. While she had apparently swallowed just 25, experienced drug
mules have been known to swallow up to 200 pellets, which a spokesman suggested
indicates Awoyemi may have been on
her maiden voyage.
Can we have good stories like "Nigerian student graduated as best in Harvard University etc"???
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