Nigerian woman carried 91 heroin pellets in her body

In the biggest bust of its kind in recent memory, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) authorities at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport arrested a Nigerian woman carrying 91 pellets of heroin inside her body. In all, 32-year-old Sherifat Lamidi had swallowed 2½ pounds of the drug, packed inside balloon-like packaging. Lamidi, a Nigerian citizen, originated her itinerary from her home country and flew to Frankfurt, Germany. Once there, she boarded a Lufthansa Airlines flight to Detroit. A CBP agent flagged her for a closer inspection upon arrival. Lamidi admitted to authorities that she was carrying narcotics, but she said she did not know exactly what she had swallowed or how much. Authorities took her to a medical facility where, under the supervision of doctors, she finalized the expulsion of the 91 pellets. Lamidi was arrested at the scene, and prosecution against her is pending.