Woman headed to Barbados nabbed with cocaine

A quantity of the suspected narcotics, wrapped in condoms that was unearthed.
A quantity of the suspected narcotics, wrapped in condoms that was unearthed.

A 23-year-old woman, who was heading to Barbados was yesterday nabbed at the Eugene F Correia International Airport for possession of narcotics, which she allegedly swallowed and stuffed in her vagina.

According to the police, the woman was subjected to a physical search around 11am after she was observed acting in a suspicious manner.

The police said the suspect allegedly passed out a quantity of the narcotics which was in a bulky package, wrapped in condoms that was stuffed in her vagina.

She was questioned and subsequently admitted to swallowing 73 narcotics pellets, the police added.

The suspect was an outgoing passenger on Caribbean Airlines flight #215, destined for Barbados.

She was cautioned and taken into police custody. An investigation is ongoing.