A Nigerian woman arrested at the Seychelles International airport has been remanded by the Supreme Court for conspiracy to traffic and import illegal drugs.
The 52-year-old Nigerian was detained at the airport upon Arrington an Ethiopian Airline, the Seychelles News reported.
The arrest was effected during a routine search by the Seychelles border patrol at the airport.
The Nigerian was discovered to have concealed 250grammes of substance suspected to be cocaine.
According to the Seychelles news agency on Monday, the 52-year-old woman is being detained after she was arrested at the Seychelles International Airport on Thursday after her arrival on an Ethiopian Airline flight.
The Seychelles’ archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, has a zero-tolerance policy towards the trafficking and importation of illegal drugs.
Drug trafficking comes with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment and death.
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