Detroit— U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Detroit Metropolitan Airport seized nearly 2.5 pounds of Heroin from a Nigerian citizen arriving from Frankfurt, Germany whose travel had begun in Nigeria.
Sherifat
Lamidi, 32, arrived Sunday at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on board a
Lufthansa Airlines flight and presented herself for inspection by CBP.
She was designated for additional inspection and escorted into CBP’s
secondary inspection area. While being interviewed by CBP officers
Lamidi admitted to swallowing pellets containing narcotics but wasn’t
sure of the contents or how many.
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Lamidi
was transported to a medical facility and under medical supervision
finalized the expulsion of 91 pellets of suspected narcotics on Monday.
The suspected narcotics tested positive for heroin and were seized. The
seized heroin has an estimated street value of $125,000.
“Our
officers are committed to the CBP mission of securing the nations
borders,” said Donald Conroy, Port Director. “It is through the efforts
of dedicated CBP officers that we were able to stop these drugs from
reaching the streets.”
Lamidi was
arrested by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations/Immigration and
Customs Enforcement agents for further investigation and prosecution has
been accepted by the U.S. Attorney’s office.
U.S.
Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the
Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and
protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of
entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out
of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
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