Police at Entebbe International airport in Uganda have made an arrest of two Nigerian women for allegedly being in possession of 10kgs of heroine estimated at Shs3 billion as they tried to leave the nigeria for Lagos, Nigeria.
Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson, Mr Emilian Kayima while parading the suspects told journalists that the two women are members of same family.
“The duo arrived in the country on the November 20th, 2016. Ms Aniugo Agnes Egonna, 76 and her daughter Miss Aniugo Gloria Vera, 35, were intercepted on November 25 at the airport. Miss Vera had 5kgs of heroin worth Shs1.565 billion and her mother also had 5kgs worth Shs1.565 billion that they had concealed in their luggage bags,” said Mr Kayima.
According to Mr Kayima, the duo made claims that they came to Uganda to attend their son’s/brother’s introduction ceremony which took place last week.
Last week, two South African women; Abegail Nkcosolwana Funiwe and Grace Onyia Golile were paraded before journalists after being arrested with drugs at the airport on November 21 and 19 of this month respectively.
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