Nigerian woman with cocaine worth Rs 17.8 crore held in UP

In a major haul, a Nigerian woman was arrested for allegedly smuggling cocaine worth Rs 17.8 crore from Sonauli area — in Gorakhpur region of Uttar Pradesh — on Indo-Nepal border, police said on Thursday.

Veneeta (36) was arrested last night while she was coming from Nepal and 3.5 kilogram cocaine was recovered from her possession, Chandra Sekhar Azad, an NIA Inspector, said.

The woman has been booked under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, he said.